The Microsoft Visual Studio Interface

The Main Menu

The top section of Microsoft Visual Studio displays the main menu divided in categories such as File or Edit. The main menu is used like the menu of a normal application.

Toolbars are used in the same they are in other applications.

Microsoft Visual Studio's menus and toolbars can be customized. You can customize a menu category on the main menu by adding a menu item to it. You can customize a toolbar by adding a button to it. To start, right-click anything on the main menu or on any toolbar and click Customize... For example, imagine you want to add an item named Start Without Debugging to the left side of the Start button:

To do this:

1. Right-click the main menu or a toolbar and click Customize
2. On the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab
3. Click the Toolbar's radio button
4. In the Toolbar's combo box, select the toolbar that will host the button. For our example, that would be Standard
5. In the Controls list, click the button that will come after the new button. For our example, that would be Start / Continue:
6. Click Add Command...
7.  In the Categories list of the Add Command dialog box, select the category that has the button you want. For our example, that would be Debug
8.  In the Commands list, click the desired button or menu item. For our example, that would be Start Without Debugging

After making the selection, click OK

 On the Customize dialog box, click Close:

 In the same way, you can customize any toolbar and any menu category.