You can access all GNOME Desktop functions through menus. You can access your menus from the following GNOME Desktop components:
Main Menu
The Main Menu contains the Applications menu, and various other functions. You can use the Applications menu to access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options.
To add a Main Menu to a panel, right-click on the panel then choose Add to Panel -> Main Menu. Click on the Main Menu button on a panel to open the Main Menu.
Menu Bar
Menu Bar
contains Applications
and Actions menus. You can use the Applications menu and the Actions menu to access almost all
of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options.
To add Menu Bar
to a panel, right-click on
the panel then choose Add to Panel -> Menu Bar.
Panels
You can add as many additional menus as you want to any of your panels. To open a menu that you add to a panel, click on the menu icon on the panel. You can perform other actions on your menus, such as copy menu items to panels.