How do I see the menu bar in Safari? I have a new Mac Studio, updated to Sonoma 14.0. Everything I find online about this question seems out of date. I've used Safari for years on my iPad, but the controls on Mac Studio are different.
Mac Studio, macOS 14.0
If you have Safari open and it is the app that you are currently using, the top left of your Mac screen should look like the following (without the red arrow):
If you have Safari open and you click somewhere else on the screen, the menu at the top left of your screen will change to the menu for that app. If you click on an empty part of the screen it will change to the Finder menu. The app that the menu currently applies to will be the name just to the right of the Apple menu.
If you have Safari open and it is the app that you are currently using, the top left of your Mac screen should look like the following (without the red arrow):
If you have Safari open and you click somewhere else on the screen, the menu at the top left of your screen will change to the menu for that app. If you click on an empty part of the screen it will change to the Finder menu. The app that the menu currently applies to will be the name just to the right of the Apple menu.
Are you in full-screen mode? Press esc key or move mouse cursor to top of screen.
\Also check Apple menu > System Settings > Control Center > Automatically Hide & Show Menu Bar to see what it is set to.
I can update the icons on the tool bar by control-clicking. But I cannot find the menu bar to set any controls like View Favorites. I'll keep poking around. Perhaps I will find something. Thanks anyway.
Newbie-NHDSWB wrote:
Nope - still can't see the Safari menu bar.
What so you see at the very top left of your screen (not the top left of your Safari window which may or may not occupy the full screen)? The menu bars in Macs are not attached to the application window like they are in Microsoft Windows.
What so you see at the very top left of your screen? Very top left corner should be an Apple logo for the Apple menu; Next should be name of current app (which some menu items below when clicked) followed by other menu items for that app.
I don't doubt it, but I got my first Mac 2 days ago. I've used iPhones and iPads for years, and a PC desktop for since they first came out, and UNIX terminals before that (yeah, I'm old.). Again I really appreciate your perseverance with helping me understand!
A couple of things that may be of interest:Get started with your Mac - Apple Support
and
macOS User Guide - Apple Support
Plus this forum is always available.
Good luck and have fun.
Apologies for not being clear! I cannot see the SAFARI Favorites menu bar. (I can see the Mac menu bar.) I cannot find the SAFARI controls anywhere.
No problem.
Open the Safari app.
In the menu bar, click the "View"menu.
On the "View" menu click "Show Favorites Bar."
OK, when in doubt, reboot. That somehow fixed the missing Favorites bar.
Nope - still can't see the Safari menu bar.
OK. got it. I see the Safari File Edit View, etc. All the controls used to be in Safari itself. I appreciate your patience!
The menu bar on Macs is always separate from the application window (although the window may at times be adjacent to the menu bar). That has been the case on Macs since 1984.
Missing Safari Menu Bar.
