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Why does my book mark for FaceBook open in a little square on the left side of my screen?

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When I click on "FaceBook" book mark on my tool bar, it opens in a square, about 4 inches wide, the length goes the whole way down the screen. I have tried opening other book marks, facebook is the only one that does that. Puzzling. Thank's

When I click on "FaceBook" book mark on my tool bar, it opens in a square, about 4 inches wide, the length goes the whole way down the screen. I have tried opening other book marks, facebook is the only one that does that. Puzzling. Thank's

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That area on the left is called the sidebar. For example, if you press Ctrl+h then History should open there, Ctrl+b should open Bookmarks there.

But why is Facebook opening there? Each bookmark has the option to open in the sidebar. If you use a button in a website to create a bookmark, that option usually is turned on. Here's how you can turn it off:

right-click the bookmark > Properties

Toward the bottom of the small panel that opens, uncheck the box for "Load this bookmark in the sidebar"

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Delete your cookies and restart your browser may be that will work

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Chosen Solution

That area on the left is called the sidebar. For example, if you press Ctrl+h then History should open there, Ctrl+b should open Bookmarks there.

But why is Facebook opening there? Each bookmark has the option to open in the sidebar. If you use a button in a website to create a bookmark, that option usually is turned on. Here's how you can turn it off:

right-click the bookmark > Properties

Toward the bottom of the small panel that opens, uncheck the box for "Load this bookmark in the sidebar"

Success?

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Thank you!