Lightroom has several screen modes. You can cycle through them by pressing the F key. Two of the modes (Full Screen and Full Screen with Menu) hide the minimize, maximize and close buttons at the top of the application window. You’d be surprised how many people “lose” them and have trouble getting out of Lightroom.
So, if yours are missing pressing F will cycle you back to Standard Screen Mode eventually or you can jump right to it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+Option/Alt+F.
Wow. I’m embarrassed, but not so much not to be grateful. Thanks!
Thank you my friend!
Thanks for this, basic if you know how, but a pain if you don’t, once again thenks
Ugh. Thank you so much. I’ve been frustrated for more than a day because of this. I need to say a big Homer Simpson D’oh because I obviously hit the F key by accident.
Thank you
Thanks. Saved me a huge headache trying to figure that out. And it was so simple. Last time that happened I was on a call with Apple tech support and I was reinstalling stuff. And all I had to do was press the F key. Unbelievable.
Happy to help! This has to be in the top ten questions I get about Lightroom, so you are in good company.
I was wondering about this for two years (no kidding). Thanks a million.
I love google…for this reason! I never would have figured out the missing buttons otherwise & this great website!!!!
Awesome! Glad that helped.
Wow thanks so much!
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Thank you so much, I’ve just ‘found my buttons’ Sadly long gone are the days when if you spent the money to buy a piece of software you got a ‘Bible’ of a manual for bed time reading!!!