IPhoto - cannot view multiple photos & my thumbnails are gone

When I open iPhoto, suddenly it is only showing 1 photo at a time; my multiview is completely gone, as is the scrollbar of thumbnails at the top. I tried going to View>Thumbnails, but the options under that are light gray and non-clickable.
I don't remember doing anything unusual recently, although iPhoto may have gotten an update a few days ago. Also, I should add that my MacBook's memory is pretty full; I'm not sure if that matters here or not.
Does anyone have any idea about how I can get my multiview & thumbnails back?
I-Cat

Thank you, TD! I noticed that right after I posted; I must have accidentally changed it without noticing. It does correct the problem. I also realized the thumbnail scrollbar is only in the editing stage. <shakes head> Okay, thank you. I will be back the next time I can't figure out a basic task.
I-Cat

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