How to Hide the Address Bar in Internet Explorer 6

Hide the address bar in IE6 to get more screen real estate.

Screen space is scarce if you have a small computer monitor. When browsing the web on a smaller monitor, you will find it hard to view webpages designed for larger monitor screens and higher resolutions. Internet Explorer 6 allows you to claim more real estate on your computer screen by hiding the address bar.

If you are a "click and go" type web surfer and seldom type a website address directly into the address bar, then get rid of it and reduce your use of the scroll bar.

Things You'll Need

• Internet Explorer 6

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer 6. Click the "View" tab on the menu bar at the top of the screen.

2. Scroll down to the "Toolbars" menu option and pause your mouse. A list of toolbars will then pop up next to the toolbars menu.

3. Locate the "Address Bar" option and click it to deselect it. This will remove the check mark next to the option, and the menu list will close. The address bar should no longer be visible once the menu closes.

Tips & Warnings

• Press the "F11" key on your keyboard with Internet Explorer 6 open to display the web browser in full screen mode. This will hide all of the toolbars in the web browser as well as the Windows taskbar. Press "F11" again to revert to normal view.

• Disable other toolbars if you need more viewing space by using the same method here to hide others on the list.

References

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: Customize Your Web Browsing Layout