full screen in IE

krysia · May 13, 2008, 12:57:24

I usually use Mozilla, but just now I was checking something via IE and under 'tools' clicked 'full screen'. This means that the IE toolbar disappeared, so that the page I was viewing took up the whole screen, which is what I expected. The problem is I can't figure out how to change it back, since the toolbar has disappeared. I tried right-clicking to see what kind of menu came up, but it didn't offer a solution. Can any of you?

Rik · May 13, 2008, 12:58:22

Try f11, Krysia.

krysia · May 13, 2008, 13:15:03

Thanks for the suggestion, Rik, but unfortunately that doesn't work - I've got a Logitech keyboard, and when I hit F11 it brings up 'My pictures'.

Had a second thought - I hit F lock and then F11, and it worked! Thanks very much!

Lona · May 13, 2008, 13:18:37

Go into tools and untick full screen that should bring it back to normal

krysia · May 13, 2008, 13:20:50

Thanks, but the point is that I could no longer go into tools, as the full screen made all the tool bars disappear. Rik's F11 trick worked, once I figured out how to disable the built-in Logitech short-cut to My Pictures.

ReDGryphoN · May 13, 2008, 13:25:16

Pressing esc will also work

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Rik · May 13, 2008, 13:39:14

Or hovering over where the title bar should be.

Sebby · May 13, 2008, 15:06:25

Or just go back to FF.

Rik · May 13, 2008, 15:21:19

Or that.

krysia · May 13, 2008, 17:19:57

Many thanks to all of you for those useful tips, which I am sure will come to my rescue in similar situations - but what's FF, Sebby?

Lona · May 13, 2008, 17:23:08

Firefox. Krysia.

krysia · May 13, 2008, 18:01:43

And there I was thinking it was some mysterious computer command - thanks, Lona!

Rik · May 13, 2008, 18:10:05

It is mysterious, Krysia - but you get used to it.

Simon · May 13, 2008, 18:59:44

Another annoyance with IE7 is that the Menu bar isn't at the top. Here's how to move it:

Always back up your registry before making changes.

1. Close IE7 then go to Start > Run > regedit.

2. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser.

3. Highlight the "WebBrowser" folder, then in the right pane, right click > New > DWORD Value.

4. Where is says "New Value #1" rename it to "ITBar7Position"

5. Right click the new key, select Modify, and in the box where it says "0" change it to "1"

Lance · May 13, 2008, 19:33:17

I believe that you can also just press the Alt key to display it temporarily. Same applies in Vista.

Sebby · May 13, 2008, 19:36:37

That's true, Lance, but I think the registry tweak is to physically move it to the top of the window, as it's possible to display it via Tools > Menu bar.

Lance · May 13, 2008, 19:39:17

I can't see why anybody would want it permanently there though. It's just taking up valuable web page space as far as I am concerned!!!

Simon · May 13, 2008, 19:40:23

Quote from: Sebby on May 13, 2008, 19:36:37
That's true, Lance, but I think the registry tweak is to physically move it to the top of the window, as it's possible to display it via Tools > Menu bar.

Yes, with the reg tweak, it appears at the top of the page, like IE6, and most other browsers.

Sebby · May 13, 2008, 19:41:03

I just got used to it not being there (when I used to use IE7, that was). It's not really needed a great deal; IE7 was designed to run without it.

Rik · May 13, 2008, 19:47:35

I wish my car was designed to run without fuel.

Sebby · May 13, 2008, 19:48:17

Don't we all...