Illustrator cant's see document tabs in fullscreen mode!

Participant

yup, also quite handy but you can't see their names, how many you've got open or if you have saved or not:-|

Participant

Thanks....well it was quite handy to have them in fs mode with mb that's why I'm going through the efford:)

Community Expert

...it was quite handy to have them in fs mode with mb...

In Full Screen Mode (without tabs), you can still switch between documents with Ctrl+Tab (no pun intended).

Participant

Yes, the windows taskbar.

I have the tabs in Normal Screen Mode, but they disappear in Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar. The Open Documents As Tabs box in the preferences is checked.

Can you see the tabs while you're in Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar or am I getting crazy?

Thank you.

Community Expert

fullscreen no tabs!? wrote:

Can you see the tabs while you're in Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar...?

No, I only have tabs in Normal Screen Mode. They go away in both Full Screen modes; with and without Menu Bar.

Participant

Well, let's say I was able to see the document tabs without having the taskbar underneath and now I can't.

Community Expert

Uhhmm, well..."taskbar" is the term for the Windows...taskbar...but not sure whether you mean that.

Illustrator's screen modes (commonly switched through using the F key) are:

Normal Screen Mode
Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar
Full Screen Mode

So, are you referring to one of those, or are you perhaps recalling just hiding the tools by pressing the Tab key? That leaves the tabs visible.

Or maybe you've lost the "Open Documents As Tabs" setting in Preferences > Use Interface. Have you got tabs in Normal Screen Mode?

mallorysd

Participant

I cannot believe it's as simple as F. It works. I must have hit that by mistake, then it disappeared, hitting it again, it's fine now! Thank you for such a simple fix.