How to Use a Mouse to Put Firefox in Full Screen on a PC

Mozilla Firefox gives users the ability to browse Web pages in full-screen mode. All toolbars, address bars and status bars are hidden when you use full-screen mode to maximize the viewable area of the screen. This feature is similar to playing a movie in full-screen mode versus playing the video in a window. Full-screen mode is typically toggled by pressing the "F11" key, but you can also put Firefox in full-screen mode using just your mouse and either the orange Firefox button or the browser menu bar.

Instructions

Firefox Button

1. Launch the Mozilla Firefox browser.

2. Click the "Firefox" button in the upper left corner of the browser window.

3. Click "Full Screen" in the drop-down menu. If your Firefox installation does not show the Firefox button, you can use the menu bar method instead.

Menu Bar

1. Right-click any empty space on the Firefox toolbar, then check "Menu Bar" to display the menu bar. This toolbar is hidden on many Firefox 4 installs.

2. Click "View" in the top menu.

3. Click "Full Screen" in the drop-down menu.

Tips & Warnings

• To exit full-screen mode, move your mouse to the top of the browser window, right-click the toolbar and select "Exit Full Screen Mode."