Main Menu

The Main Menu provides access to the Applications menu and many of the items in the Actions menu. You can access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options from the Main Menu.

You can add Main Menu buttons to your panels.

To Open the Main Menu

You can open the Main Menu in the following ways:

• From a panel with a Main Menu

  Click on the Main Menu.

• Use shortcut keys

  You can use shortcut keys to open the Main Menu. When you use shortcut keys to open the Main Menu, the Main Menu appears at the mouse pointer.

  The default shortcut keys to open the Main Menu are Ctrl + Esc. To change the shortcut keys that open the Main Menu, use the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool.

To Add a Main Menu to a Panel

You can add as many Main Menu buttons as you want to your panels. To add a Main Menu to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Main Menu.