How to Display the Menu Bar in Internet Explorer 7

Updated May 13, 2017

This tutorial is only intended for users running the IE7 browser on Windows operating systems.

When you first use Internet Explorer 7, you may notice one key component missing from your browser window. This is the familiar Menu Bar that contains choices such as File and Edit. In older versions of the browser, this was displayed by default and most of us have grown accustomed to using it. This tutorial will show you how to display IE7's Menu Bar in just a few easy steps.

First, open your Internet Explorer browser.

  • Click on the Tools menu, located in the upper right-hand corner of your browser window.
  • When the drop-down menu appears, select Menu Bar.
  • You should now see the Menu Bar displayed in the toolbar section of your browser window.
  • To hide the Menu Bar, simply repeat these steps.