Toolbar Not Displayed in Full Screen Mode When Auto Hide Feature Is Enabled (226979)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q226979

SYMPTOMS

When you are running Internet Explorer in Full Screen mode, you may be unable to display the toolbar.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the Full Screen-mode toolbar is configured to hide automatically and you open a document that uses in-place activation.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, restore Internet Explorer to a windowed view temporarily, and then view a Web site other than the current document. To restore Internet Explorer to a windowed view:
  1. Press ALT+SPACEBAR to display the System menu.
  2. Click Restore.
To prevent the problem from occurring, you can turn off the Auto-Hide feature for the toolbar in Full Screen mode. To do this, right-click the toolbar when Internet Explorer is running in Full Screen mode, and then click Auto-Hide to remove the check mark.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about in-place activation, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

162059 Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/5/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB226979
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