Many MPLAB® X IDE functions are accessible as menu items through the menu bar located across the top of the desktop. Menu items followed by ellipses (...) will open a dialog. For more on dialogs, see MPLAB X IDE Windows and Dialogs.
Shortcut keys for menu items are listed next to the menu item.
Example: The shortcut keys for “New File” are Control-N (CTRL+N). More shortcut key information is available from Help>Keyboard Shortcuts Card.
Menu items may be grayed out for various reasons. See Grayed Out or Missing Items and Buttons.
Additional context menus are available by right clicking in a window. For more on these menus, see Projects Window.
Available menus are listed below.