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heleng250186
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May 12, 2017
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Stuck in full screen playback

  • May 12, 2017
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Hi everyone,

I'm new to this software and am working on a macbook pro. I pressed ctrl + ~ to view the playback full screen (an instruction I found on google!) and now I am stuck! I have tried everything I can think of so can anyone please help me?!

Thank you!!!

      Correct answer Jim Finn 2000

      f3 to change desktop. Then go to settings to change resolution. then go back to Premiere and save. Quit. Change resolution back. Annoying but better than a force quit

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      Sasu26018511vsw4
      Participant
      October 2, 2024

      At least seven years old bug and still exist on mac!

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        Paul36288613o7pd
        Participant
        September 12, 2025

        Created a bug for a similar issue, I think because this thread is categorized as a discussion Adobe might not really look at it? For ref the bug: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/cannot-exit-fullscreen-after-sleep-and-second-monitor-turns-back-on/idi-p/15501546#M55438

        caroline_edits
        Community Manager
        caroline_editsCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        October 3, 2025

        Hey Paul! I checked out your bug. It looks like one of our engineers is eager to look into it, but they need more info! Can you reply on that bug thread with the info requested?

         

        Hope we can help,

        Caroline

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        MatthewJohnMurphy
        Participating Frequently
        May 15, 2024

        Any fix for those who can't find a fix?

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          Jim Finn 2000Correct answer
          Participating Frequently
          May 22, 2024

          f3 to change desktop. Then go to settings to change resolution. then go back to Premiere and save. Quit. Change resolution back. Annoying but better than a force quit

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          corneliia
          Participant
          May 11, 2024

          The only thing that worked for me was going to my settings, changing the resolution, going back into the program and then saved my project quickly, it kicked me back into fullscreen, then I changed the resolution again, did the same thing, then I clicked esc. (Mac user)

           

          Step 1: Change your resolution in settings

          Step 2: Go back into your premiere program

          Step 3: Save (if you can), if you cannot or it kicks you back into fullscreen, repeat Step 2 & 3

          Step 4: Click esc to exit fullscreen mode

           

          Hope this helps 🙂

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            Jim Finn 2000
            Participating Frequently
            May 22, 2024

            Yes!!!!

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            robertog7059715
            Participating Frequently
            April 28, 2024

            I had the same problem and nothing worked alt f4 or control ~, i open my display settings and that forced the program out of full screen mode, and i managed to save my 6 hours worth of work

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              Leonard38623752nc2a
              Participant
              July 16, 2024
              • This worked for me too
              • thanks
              AC Media
              AC Media
              Participant
              April 11, 2024

              Windows user here - I found the ctrl + ` option didn't work for me unfortunately.

              I use Fn + F3 then choose any other display option and then back to default, for me it then lets me exit fullscreen in adobe and saves me having to ctrl/alt/delete and reopen! 

              hope this helps.

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              Greg_Massart
              Participant
              March 13, 2024

              Its 2024, the same problem still exists. I am using a month old Macbook Pro so it is not the system specs. This is litterally the first project for school that I am using Premier Pro for and went full screen. I can at this moment Not exit full screen using all the tips below, and I can not force quite the program. The only way I can even use the computer at the moment was to attach my Ipad as a second screen, because everytime I make a new desktop the full screen mode just jumps back in.

              Any advice, for this wonderfully annoying problem?

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                Vlad5E92
                Participant
                March 16, 2024

                Same here but on Windows. Managed to open settings, changed screen resolution and premiere let me save the project before "almost full screen" playback showed up. Closed premiere and reopened it. Maybe this helps ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

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                  CLiq Visuals
                  Participant
                  March 30, 2024

                  Change the resolution once save project change reolution back to previous resolution. Premiere will exit full screen.

                    MagicMason1000
                    MagicMason1000
                    Participant
                    March 5, 2024

                    I'm on Windows, but hopefully this helps in the future. I just hit Alt + F4 whenever this happens and it gets me out of it. I know that seems really sketchy to do if you haven't saved in a bit, so if you're scared about that, here's a precaution I usually take:

                    1. Hit the Windows key (or whatever key allows you to see the taskbar), right click on the Premiere icon, and tell it to "Close window" which will make premiere open the Save menu.
                    2.  Press Alt + F4 to force close the application. Whenever I do this, it closes the fullscreen but keeps the save menu open before it closes, so you can hit "Save" and keep your progress before it completely closes.
                    3. Reopen Premiere and resume work 🙂
                      Horshack
                      Horshack
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                      May 12, 2017

                      Just press Ctrl + ~ again to get out of full-screen mode.

                      Foschissel
                      Foschissel
                      Participant
                      March 22, 2021

                      I have the same problem and this doesn't work for me when it freezes up.  


                      It freezes in full screen, and I've tried cntrl+~, I've tried escape, cntrl+escape+~, cntrl+shift+~, and a bunch of other combinations but nothing works except to restart my computer.  It's quite frustrating. Has anybody else with this recurring issue figured it out?

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                        Caleb Szews
                        Participant
                        October 9, 2023

                        Never mind I just figured it out. For those who use mac, control + ~ works. Before that I was doing option + o I think to get out of the program. Super annoying but the solution of control + ~ does work.

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