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    <link type="guide" xref="index#configure-gedit"/>
    <desc>Set gedit to use the entire screen.</desc>
    <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-07" status="final"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-02-17" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.24" date="2017-09-17" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Shobha Tyagi</name>
      <email its:translate="no">tyagishobha@gmail.com</email>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Zander Brown</mal:name>
      <mal:email>zbrown@gnome.org</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2020</mal:years>
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  <title>Use fullscreen mode</title>

  <p>When working with a large document, you may find it helpful to work in <app>gedit's</app> fullscreen mode. Using fullscreen mode will hide the <gui>menu bar</gui>, <gui>tab bar</gui> and the <gui>tool bar</gui>, presenting you with more of your text and allowing you to better focus on your tasks.</p>

  <section id="turn-on-full-screen">
    <title>Turn on fullscreen mode</title>
    <p>To turn on fullscreen mode, press <key>F11</key>. <app>gedit's</app> menu, title, and tab-bars will hide, and you will only be presented with the text of your current file.</p>
    <p>If you need to perform an action from the <app>gedit</app> menu while working in fullscreen mode, move your mouse pointer to the top of the screen. The <app>gedit</app> menu bar will reappear, and you can select your desired action.</p>

    <note>
      <p>To switch between open tabs while in fullscreen mode, press either <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>PgUp</key></keyseq> or <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>PgDn</key></keyseq>.</p>
    </note>

  </section>

  <section id="turn-off-full-screen">
    <title>Turn off fullscreen mode</title>
    <p>To turn off fullscreen mode and return to the standard <app>gedit</app> window, press <key>F11</key>.</p>
    <p>You can also move your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, and wait for the <gui>menu bar</gui> to appear. When the <gui>menu bar</gui> appears, select the <gui>Leave Fullscreen</gui> button.</p>
  </section>

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