# Lost My Toolbar/URL Box.......

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324 "2009-07-26T16:10:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324/1 "2009-07-26T16:10:29Z")

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… at the bottom and top of my screen. How do I get it back?

Sorry

Q

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324/2 "2009-07-26T16:28:59Z")

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I logged into my office computer, which is a PC, and tried to replicate your problem.

I clicked on View and then Toolbars, and then unchecked Menu bar. That took away the Menu bar (View, Edit, View, etc.). To get it back I went to the cog icon at the right of the window and chose Menu bar from the drop-down menu.

I clicked View =\> Toolbars and unchecked Google toolbar, and that got rid of the Google search box and the associated icons.

I was unable to find where to turn off the URL box.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324/3 "2009-07-27T00:56:17Z")

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In Firefox, View Full Screen (F11) will do this. Hit F11 again to get back to the normal screen.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324/4 "2009-07-27T13:54:54Z")

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I got it back, thanks, all. I’m afraid I am so clumsy-fingered that I often hit two keys at once, and that is what may have happened here!

Q

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-toolbar-url-box/504324/5 "2009-07-28T15:05:07Z")

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Thanks,\*\* [t-bohnam@scc.net](mailto:t-bohnam@scc.net)\*\*! That worked. Will TRY to remember it! 🙂

Q