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ashutoshmehra
ashutoshmehraCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
October 21, 2015

To exit full-screen mode, press Control-L (Windows) or Command-L (Mac).

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nicktonight
nicktonight
Participant
April 30, 2020

Help please. Updated yesterday PS yesterday April2020 and can't get out of fullscreen mode. I have tried every solution in tbis thread, Esc, F, Code L etc. Anything else?

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pedrop32029562
Participant
July 20, 2020

Hey guys, Something worked for me:

Go see the shortcut assigned to your Toggle Full Screen in

Edit/Keyboard Shortcuts then

write Toggle Full Screen in the search. 

You will see the associated shortcut.

If there is none, create the one you want!

Cheers!

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Tsukiyo
Participant
December 2, 2019

Press the menu key and l or f. The Menu key is the key next to left alt

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jjt46919968
Known Participant
July 2, 2019

Neither Esc nor Control L work on some occasions - there is a glitch there that you should look into.

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09JANOMET27
Participant
June 22, 2019

Doesn't work

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gofrana79096367
Participant
November 1, 2018

simply press CTRL+\

good  luck

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    poplarleaves
    poplarleaves
    Participant
    November 28, 2017

    F worked for me! It cycles through the different screen modes. I must have accidentally pressed it while going for V.

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      knoluv
      Participant
      October 25, 2017

      me^^

      Command - L is jus adding a layer for me but esc worked ty guys

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      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 25, 2017

      knoluv  wrote

      me^^

      Command - L is jus adding a layer for me but esc worked ty guys

      Acrobat Reader can't add layers.

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      dav20062222
      Participant
      January 13, 2020

      This article pops up when you try to search for the solution on Photoshop, so it confused me for a second when I discovered this is about Acrobat Reader...

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      adsfadsfdeee34343
      Participant
      March 22, 2017

      Press 'F' to cycle screen modes.

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        teeter42
        teeter42
        Participating Frequently
        September 20, 2017

        Thank you so so much! New to adobe illustrator and almost had a panic attack because I couldn't do anything! Thank you!

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          ashutoshmehra
          Adobe Employee
          ashutoshmehraCorrect answer
          Adobe Employee
          October 21, 2015

          To exit full-screen mode, press Control-L (Windows) or Command-L (Mac).

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            Antonama179Author
            Participating Frequently
            October 22, 2015

            What happened to good old intuitive ESC key?

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              ashutoshmehra
              Adobe Employee
              ashutoshmehra
              Adobe Employee
              October 22, 2015

              ESC should work too, in general. There's a preference (under the Full Screen category) that allows ESC key to exit full-screen. It's on by default so ESC should work. But in case it gets unchecked, Control-L or Command-L can still be used.

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              abhissha
              abhissha
              Participating Frequently
              October 21, 2015

              Hi,

              You can simply use ESC key to exit full screen mode.

              Thanks,

              Abhishek

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                Antonama179Author
                Participating Frequently
                October 21, 2015

                Esc key doesn't work

                Anthony

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