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[MetaEditor Help](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help) → Main menu

# Main menu

MetaEditor main menu is located under the program header. It features almost all commands and functions that can be executed in MetaEditor.

- [File](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_file) – working with files: creating new projects and opening existing ones, compiling programs and moving to the data directory.
- [Edit](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_edit) – working with a program source code: copy, paste, use bookmarks, etc.

- [Git](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_git) – working the source code storage MQL5 Algo Forge.

- [Search](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_search) – search for a text in one or several files.
- [View](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_view) – configuring [toolbars](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/toolbar), managing service windows ([Navigator](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/workspace/navigator), [Toolbox](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/workspace/toolbox)) and a program interface language.
- [Debug](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_debug) – searching for errors in programs and profiling.
- [Build](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_build) – compiling the source code into an executable file.
- [Tools](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_tools) – switching to the trading platform, code stylizing and [MetaEditor options](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/beginning/settings).
- [Window](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_window) – list of opened files and their location.
- [Help](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/main_menu/main_menu_help) – user guide and other reference materials.

![MetaEditor main menu](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/metaeditor/en/main_menu.png)

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