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To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press

For Blender 2.8 and later

The shortcuts are

⎈ Ctrl + Spacebar to toggle maximize

or

⎈ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Spacebar to toggle Full Screen.

You can also use the area menu under View > Area either Toggle Full Screen Area, or Toggle Maximize Area.

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For Blender 2.79 and earlier

Press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

Update For blender 2.8 the shortcuts are

⎈ Ctrl + Spacebar to toggle maximize

or

⎈ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Spacebar to toggle Full Screen.

enter image description here

To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

Update For blender 2.8 the shortcuts are

⎈ Ctrl + Spacebar to toggle maximize

or

⎈ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Spacebar to toggle Full Screen.

enter image description here

To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did)

For Blender 2.8 and later

The shortcuts are

⎈ Ctrl + Spacebar to toggle maximize

or

⎈ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Spacebar to toggle Full Screen.

You can also use the area menu under View > Area either Toggle Full Screen Area, or Toggle Maximize Area.

enter image description here

For Blender 2.79 and earlier

Press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

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To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

Update For blender 2.8 the shortcuts are

⎈ Ctrl + Spacebar to toggle maximize

or

⎈ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Spacebar to toggle Full Screen.

enter image description here

To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

Update For blender 2.8 the shortcuts are

⎈ Ctrl + Spacebar to toggle maximize

or

⎈ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Spacebar to toggle Full Screen.

enter image description here

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To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10.

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

To toggle out of full screen area (what I think you did) press AltF10, or move your mouse to the top right corner and click the button that appears.
Here I start in full screen area, notice the button that appears in the top right corner. animated gif showing button to exit full screen area

If you just maximized the window you can get back to the normal view a number of ways.

  • Click the "Back To Previous" button in the info window at the top.
  • Press CtrlUp Arrow
  • Press CtrlDown Arrow
  • Press ShiftSpace

If you toggled blender into full screen view press AltF11.

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