How do I get back my text menu in Mozilla Firefox browser?

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How do I get back my text menu in Mozilla Firefox browser?

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Hello,
I did something I didn't mean to on my FireFox Mozilla web-browser. Somehow I accidentally reset the settings and now it's changed everything significantly different. I no longer see the words “file, edit, view, etc., etc.” at the top bar on the left hand side where I relied on those menu's. Any idea on how I can get that part back at least? I'm running version 37.0.2
Thank you
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Re: How do I get back my text menu in Mozilla Firefox browse

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Right-click mouse on empty part of the Firefox panel (just below the buttons x - +, not on the same height as those buttons) - tick: Menu bar.
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Re: How do I get back my text menu in Mozilla Firefox browse

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I think Pjotr is referring to the "hamburger" icon (the three white parallel lines) just under the
X close window at the upper right of FF. Right click that and click on "Menu bar"
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all41 wrote:I think Pjotr is referring to the "hamburger" icon (the three white parallel lines) just under the
X close window at the upper right of FF. Right click that and click on "Menu bar"
I wasn't, but that's a second method. :)
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Re: How do I get back my text menu in Mozilla Firefox browse

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Pjotr wrote:Right-click mouse on empty part of the Firefox panel (just below the buttons x - +, not on the same height as those buttons) - tick: Menu bar.
thank you that worked... :)
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Re: How do I get back my text menu in Mozilla Firefox browse

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Hi Punchy71,

If helpful for the future. If Firefox menus are not needed permanently, they can show temporarily by pressing left ALT on your keyboard.

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