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The standard menu allows access to functions which are used in all workbenches. The menu may look slightly different depending on the desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, Windows, OS X, etc.).
The standard menu allows access to functions which are used in all workbenches. The menu may look slightly different depending on the desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, Windows, OS X, etc.). Different workbenches can also add sub-menus depending on how they decide to structure their own tools.

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Different workbenches can also add menus depending on how they decide to structure their own tools.


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{{StdMenu
{{StdMenu| File &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Edit &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; View &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tools &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Macro &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Windows &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Help }}
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[[Std_File_Menu|File]]
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[[Std_Edit_Menu|Edit]]
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[[Std_View_Menu|View]]
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[[Std_Tools_Menu|Tools]]
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[[Std_Macro_Menu|Macro]]
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[[Std_Windows_Menu|Windows]]
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[[Std_Help_Menu|Help]]
}}
{{Caption|The standard menu}}


==Sub-menus==
==Sub-menus==


The standard menu is composed of 7 sub-menus:
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_File_Menu|File]]}} menu provides functions related to file input and output, such as Open, Print, Export, etc.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Edit_Menu|Edit]]}} menu provides functions related to changing the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_File_Menu|File]]}} The File menu provides functions related to file input and output, such as Open, Print, Export, etc.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_View_Menu|View]]}} menu provides functions related to the display of the [[3D view|3D view]], as well as choosing which components of the main window and panels to show.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Edit_Menu|Edit]]}} The Edit menu provides functions related to changing the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Tools_Menu|Tools]]}} menu provides functions for debugging models, customizing FreeCAD's behavior, as well as auxiliary functions.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_View_Menu|View]]}} The View menu provides functions related to the display of the [[3D view|3D view]], as well as choosing which components of the main window and panels to show.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Macro_Menu|Macro]]}} menu provides functions related to the recording and execution of [[macros|macros]]
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Tools_Menu|Tools]]}} The Tools menu provides functions for debugging models, customizing FreeCAD's behavior, as well as auxiliary functions.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Windows_Menu|Windows]]}} menu allows switching and arranging open windows of the application.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Macro_Menu|Macro]]}} The Macro menu provides functions related to the recording and execution of [[macros|macros]]
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Help_Menu|Help]]}} menu provides access to the help system, links to the website, forum, scripting documentation, and also shows the information about the application.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Windows_Menu|Windows]]}} The Windows menu allows switching and arranging open windows of the application.
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Help_Menu|Help]]}} The Help menu provides access to the help system, links to the website, forum, scripting documentation, and also shows the information about the application.



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Introduction

The standard menu allows access to functions which are used in all workbenches. The menu may look slightly different depending on the desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, Windows, OS X, etc.). Different workbenches can also add sub-menus depending on how they decide to structure their own tools.

File     Edit     View     Tools     Macro     Windows     Help

The standard menu

Sub-menus

The standard menu is composed of 7 sub-menus:

  • File The File menu provides functions related to file input and output, such as Open, Print, Export, etc.
  • Edit The Edit menu provides functions related to changing the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc.
  • View The View menu provides functions related to the display of the 3D view, as well as choosing which components of the main window and panels to show.
  • Tools The Tools menu provides functions for debugging models, customizing FreeCAD's behavior, as well as auxiliary functions.
  • Macro The Macro menu provides functions related to the recording and execution of macros
  • Windows The Windows menu allows switching and arranging open windows of the application.
  • Help The Help menu provides access to the help system, links to the website, forum, scripting documentation, and also shows the information about the application.