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How can I recover the menu bar when I have written a message?

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I am online and have written a message but there is no menu bar for send, attach a message etc. How can I recover this menu bar?

I am online and have written a message but there is no menu bar for send, attach a message etc. How can I recover this menu bar?

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View (Alt-V) - Toolbars Check 'Composition Toolbar'.

Press Alt or F10 in case the menu bar is hidden.

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View (Alt-V) - Toolbars Check 'Composition Toolbar'.

Press Alt or F10 in case the menu bar is hidden.

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Thank you. Having done that before I tried it again. The 'menu bar' is checked, but there is no 'composition toolbar' listed.

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You need to do that in the 'Write' window, not in the main Thunderbird window.

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Many thanks. The Alt button revealed the menu in the write box.