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This chapter describes how to use menus in the GNOME Desktop.
You can access all GNOME Desktop functions through menus. The panels contains menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to perform your tasks. You can perform various actions on your menus, such as copy menu items to panels.
You can access the following menus in the GNOME Desktop:
: You can access the items in the menu from the . You can have many buttons in your panels. You can also access the items in the menu from the . The items in the menu are at the top level of the .
Menu Bar: You can access the items in the and menus from Menu Bar. You can have many Menu Bar applets in your panels.
menu: You can access many of your applications, commands, and configuration options from the menu. You can also access the GNOME Desktop preference tools from the menu.
menu: You can access commands that enable you to perform various tasks from the menu. For example, you can start the Search Tool application, or log out of the GNOME Desktop.
You can also right-click on the desktop to open the menu. The menu enables you to perform desktop-related tasks.
All of these menus provide you with multiple ways to perform your tasks, and enable you to work in the way that you prefer.