# Finding Your Way Around

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## Common Menus

Many &kappname; applications contain these menus. However, most applications will have more menu entries than those listed here, and others may be missing some of the entries listed here.

A Menu Bar
A menubar

The menubar in &gwenview;.

Some applications, like &dolphin;, do not show a menubar by default. You can show it by pressing &Ctrl;M. You can also use this to hide the menubar in applications that support doing so.

### The File Menu

The File menu allows you to perform operations on the currently open file and access common tasks in applications.

Common menu items include:

&Ctrl;N File New

  Creates a new file.

File New Window

  Opens a new window.

&Ctrl;O File Open

  Opens an already existing file.

&Ctrl;S File Save

  Saves the file. If the file already exists it will be overwritten.

File Save As

  Saves the file with a new filename.

File Save All

  Saves all open files.

F5 File Reload

  Reloads the current file.

File Reload All

  Reloads all open files.

&Ctrl;P File Print

  Prints the file.

&Ctrl;W File Close

  Closes the current file.

File Close All

  Closes all open files.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

  Exits the program.

### The Edit Menu

The Edit menu allows you to modify the currently open file.

&Ctrl;Z Edit Undo

  Undo the last action you performed in the file.

&Ctrl;&Shift;Z Edit Redo

  Redo the last action you performed in the file.

&Ctrl;X Edit Cut

  Removes the currently selected portion of the file, if any, and places a copy of it in the clipboard buffer.

&Ctrl;C Edit Copy

  Places a copy of the currently selected portion of the file, if any, in the clipboard buffer.

&Ctrl;V Edit Paste

  Copies the first item in the clipboard buffer to the current location in the file, if any.

&Ctrl;A Edit Select All

  Selects the entire contents of the currently open file.

&Ctrl;F Edit Find...

  Allows you to search for text in the currently open file.

&Ctrl;R Edit Replace...

  Allows you to search for text in the currently open file and replace it with something else.

F3 Edit Find Next

  Go to the next match of the last Find operation.

&Shift;F3 Edit Find Previous

  Go to the previous match of the last Find operation.

### The View Menu

The View menu allows you to change the layout of the currently open file and/or the running application.

This menu has different options depending on the application you are using.

### The Tools Menu

The Tools menu allows you to perform certain actions on the currently open file.

&Ctrl;&Shift;O Tools Automatic Spell Checking

  Check for spelling errors as you type. For more information, see .

Tools Spelling...

  This initiates the spellchecking program - a program designed to help the user catch and correct any spelling errors. For more information, see .

Tools Spelling (from cursor)...

  This initiates the spellchecking program, but only checks the portion of the document from the current location of the cursor to the end. For more information, see .

Tools Spellcheck Selection...

  This initiates the spellchecking program, but only checks the currently selected text in the document. For more information, see .

Tools Change Dictionary

  This allows you to change the dictionary used to check spellings. For more information, see .

### The Settings Menu

The Settings allows you to customize the application.

This menu typically contains the following items:

&Ctrl;M Settings Show Menubar

  Hides and shows the menubar.

Settings Toolbars Shown

  Allows you to show and hide the various toolbars supported by the application.

Settings Configure Shortcuts...

  Allows you to enable, disable, and modify keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see .

Settings Configure Toolbars...

  Allows you to customize the contents, layout, text, and icons of toolbars. For more information, see .

Settings Configure Application...

  Opens the configuration panel for the currently running application.

### The Help Menu

The Help menu gives you access to the application's documentation and other useful resources.

F1 Help Application Handbook

  Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the running application's handbook.

&Shift;F1 Help What's This?

  Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within the application; will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Help Report Bug...

  Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a wishlist feature.

Help Switch Application Language...

  Opens a dialog where you can edit the Primary language and Fallback language for this application.

Help About Application

  This will display version and author information for the running application.

Help About KDE

  This displays the KDE version and other basic information.

### Thanks and Acknowledgments

Special thanks to an anonymous Google Code-In 2011 participant for writing much of this documentation.