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AnnetteGab
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Feb 21, 2021 3:05 AM UTC
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Photoshop 2021 Menu Bar missing

I cannot not see the menu bar at the top of my Photoshop 2021 screen.  If I hover over an area the drop down options appear but the actual Menu title options are not showing e.g. File, Edit, Layers etc.  Could someone please let me know how I can get these back as it is a bit annoying and frustrating.  Thank you.

    Anne5CE3Correct answer
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    Aug 1, 2021 6:45 PM UTC

    If you're using MacOS, the Photoshop menu bar isn't displayed within the Photoshop window - instead, the MacOS puts the menu bar at the top of the entire screen, above the Photoshop window. Try looking there instead.

     

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    Hunvu Oluwaseyi
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    Mar 29, 2023 8:00 PM UTC
    best solve. Download or buy Photoshop 2019 and install. It will work.
     
    I just retified mine .
     
    So happy
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    I cannot not see the menu bar at the top of my Photoshop 2021 screen.  If I hover over an area the drop down options appear but the actual Menu title options are not showing e.g. File, Edit, Layers etc.  Could someone please let me know how I can get these back as it is a bit annoying and frustrating.  Thank you.


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    dfkdskdkjf25292328izsa
    Participant
    Jul 18, 2022 3:41 PM UTC

    I just had this issue, and I found at the very bottom of the tool bar that's traditionally on the left side of the screen, theres an icon (screenshot below) that switches the screen mode. Change it to standard screen mode, and menu bar should return. Or you can just press "f" to switch between screenmodes.

     

     

     

     

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      Denis John5FC3
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      Nov 22, 2021 11:43 AM UTC

      Hi, has this been fixed.  My creative Cloud account upgraded photoshop and I cannot see my Windows bar.  I've tried the options in this thread and none have worked.  The first image is what I. See, and the second images shows what happens if I click where the m3 I options would be.

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      Anne5CE3Correct answer
      Participating Frequently
      Aug 1, 2021 6:45 PM UTC

      If you're using MacOS, the Photoshop menu bar isn't displayed within the Photoshop window - instead, the MacOS puts the menu bar at the top of the entire screen, above the Photoshop window. Try looking there instead.

       

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        amandae18843156
        amandae18843156
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        Sep 2, 2021 4:36 PM UTC

        My top bar (shown by Anne5CE3 above) was missing, and that was what was causing my Photoshop menu to be missing as well. I restored the top bar on my Mac by going to Settings > Dock & Menu bar and changing my settings like the picture below. That fixed it!

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          amyd39042183
          Participant
          Mar 16, 2022 11:40 PM UTC

          Thank YOU!

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          elizabethh30480441
          Participating Frequently
          Aug 1, 2021 3:44 PM UTC

          I am having the same problem. 

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          J E L
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          J E LCommunity Expert
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          Aug 1, 2021 4:19 PM UTC

          @elizabethh30480441 Can you let us know what you have tried so far to fix the issue? Please give us your operating system information and the exact version of Photoshop you are running. Have you tried reinstalling? Resetting your preferences? Closing everything and restarting your computer? Most people have been successful with one of these methods.

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          elizabethh30480441
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          Sep 20, 2022 6:25 PM UTC

          Yes, I've tried that.  I honestly don't want to run any more photoshop updates - because it makes things harder to reset - and then I am late with work projects. 

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          Akash Sharma
          Akash Sharma
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          Feb 21, 2021 5:37 AM UTC

          Hi there,

           

          Sorry that the menu bar in Photoshop 2021 is not showing up. 

           

          It seems you are either working on Full screen mode or Sreen mode without the menu bar. Press "F" on your keyboard to quickly cycle through all the screen modes and see if that works. See: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/viewing-images.html#change_the_screen_mode 

           

          If not, please checkout the suggestions below:

           

          Suggestion #1
          Try resetting the Photoshop preferences.
          https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/preferences.html
          Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.

           

          Suggestion #2
          I think you are referring to a missing Menu bar but could it be the Options bar that you are missing (Window > Options)

           

          Let us know how it goes,

           

          Thanks,

          Akash

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            djasura
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            Jul 11, 2021 10:20 PM UTC

            MENU IS GONE.   I've right-clicked, left clicked, pressed F, pressed and held Alt+CMD+Shift to start photogrop and deleted current settings, I've uninstalled and reinstalled, unplugged my monitor, restarted system ... I can't get the menu.  No window, no settings ... nothing.    Help!  

            Thank you! 

            Denise

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              djasura
              Participant
              Jul 11, 2021 10:20 PM UTC

              BTW Photoshop 2021 

              Denise

               

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