In Internet Explorer for Windows, what can I do if the buttons and toolbars are missing?

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Internet Explorer 7.0

Internet Explorer 7.0 features a slightly different user interface from earlier versions, though it still offers a Full Screen view that you can turn on and off using the F11 key. While operating in Full Screen view, bring the mouse cursor to the top of the screen and your entire set of toolbars will appear.

If the toolbars don't display, they may be hidden. To check the status of your toolbars, click the Tools button and then, from the submenu, select the Toolbars option.

The menu bar is hidden by default in Internet Explorer 7.0. To display it, press the Alt key.

Note: You cannot choose to hide or unhide the Address Bar in Internet Explorer 7.0 as you could in previous versions.

Internet Explorer 6.0

Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows has a view called Full Screen that may cause the Address Bar, Button Bar, and drop-down menu to disappear. To tell if you're in this mode, bring your mouse cursor to the top of the screen; a smaller toolbar with icons representing the Back, Forward, Stop, and Refresh buttons will appear. To switch out of Full Screen mode, press the F11 key on your keyboard.

If this doesn't display the buttons, from the View menu, select Toolbars. The default items checked when Internet Explorer is installed are:

Standard Buttons: Has the basic buttons to navigate on the Internet
Address Bar: Displays the address of the web page you are viewing, for example "http://www.indiana.edu/
Links: Use for shortcuts to pages you visit often

You can customize the Standard Buttons and Links toolbars. For more information, from the Help menu, choose Contents and Index. Click the Search tab and enter Change appearance of the Windows toolbar .

For more information about toolbars, from the Help menu, choose Tour.

Kiosk mode (either version)

If none of the above suggestions work, you are most likely in Kiosk mode; if so, you won't see the small toolbar when you move your mouse cursor to the top of the screen. Some computers are set up to launch Internet Explorer 6 or 7 only in Kiosk mode. Publicly accessible computers, such as those found in public libraries, are a good example of this. In those cases, the average user may not have the administrative privileges to undo or prevent Internet Explorer from launching in Kiosk mode. In this case, the only way to close Internet Explorer is to press Alt-F4.

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