File menu

The File menu is a graphical control element formerly common to most file-handling computer programs, but more recently often replaced by a toolbar or ribbon. It often appears as the first item in the menu bar,^[1] and contains commands relating to the handling of files, such as open, save, print, etc.^[2] It may also contain a list of recently edited files.

In some operating systems, the file menu also offers commands for closing windows and exiting the current program.

References

^ The Design of an Interface to a Programming System and MENUNIX: A Menu- Based Interface to UNIX (User Manual) (Report).
^ Cowell, John (1996), Cowell, John (ed.), "The Toolbar and Menu", Essential Visual Basic 4.0 Fast: How to Develop Applications in Visual Basic, Essential Series, London: Springer, pp. 25–33, doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-3093-2_3, ISBN 978-1-4471-3093-2, retrieved 2023-10-30

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[1] The Design of an Interface to a Programming System and MENUNIX: A Menu- Based Interface to UNIX (User Manual) (Report).

[2] Cowell, John (1996), Cowell, John (ed.), "The Toolbar and Menu", Essential Visual Basic 4.0 Fast: How to Develop Applications in Visual Basic, Essential Series, London: Springer, pp. 25–33, doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-3093-2_3, ISBN 978-1-4471-3093-2, retrieved 2023-10-30

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