# help, regarding a computer issue...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599 "2003-06-09T05:09:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599/1 "2003-06-09T05:09:18Z")

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My browser does not have any of those pull down menus at the top like file edit, view, favourites, etc.

Also, my right click does not work on the internet.

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**Author:** ![Antimanics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@Antimanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antimanics)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599/2 "2003-06-09T05:15:39Z")

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Which browser do you use?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599/3 "2003-06-09T05:19:39Z")

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Right click an empty place in the on the bar at the top of your browser. A menu will open; make sure “Menu Bar” is checked. That should turn on the menu bar.

Does right click work in other applications beside your browser? If not, go to Control Panel/Mouse, and make sure “right click” is enabled for the right mouse button.

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**Author:** ![Antimanics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@Antimanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antimanics)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599/4 "2003-06-09T05:28:31Z")

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Another possibility is that you have switched your browser into full screen mode. Internet Explorer and Mozilla do not display the “File, Edit, View…” menus when in full screen mode. In both browsers, F11 is the key to toggle between the two modes. Try pushing it.

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**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599/5 "2003-06-09T05:34:17Z")

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It’s gone away now, I rebooted because of a BSOD.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-regarding-a-computer-issue/180599/6 "2003-06-09T14:31:52Z")

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Netscape has tiny arrows on the left upper side that you have to click to bring the menus down.