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title: (On Next) Top menu bar
slug: task-view-guide/on-next-top-menu-bar
createdAt: 2026-10-26T13:45:47.968Z
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:::hint{type="info"}
This update is only available in our **Next environment**. We are testing it as a final step before production, focusing on identifying bugs, assessing usability, and improving quality. 

The planned official production launch is in week 46.
:::

The top menu bar runs along the top of the task view. Its dropdown menus gather task-level actions and settings: task information, copying links and IDs, your personal preferences, display settings for the camera images and the point cloud, floating settings windows, and help resources.

## The menus

[Task](docId\:dIpDWFOW1yrgyowYwC2a8) — task information and history, view links and IDs, OpenLABEL export, take a break, pause the task, and go back to the dashboards.

[Edit](docId\:Q6fZIyKEfG1U140bFqPD5) — undo and redo, reset your changes, and copy, paste and duplicate objects.

[Preferences](docId\:od3Lb92c51Mfqg8xxmSLu)  — your personal settings: language, cursors, mouse mapping, pixel snapping, tab behavior, ground-based auto-adjustment, and keybindings.

[View](docId\:OX5Rf8jSturM6YPCuQ2mh)  — display settings: image processing, the 3D camera, grids, projections, trajectories, nodes, predictions, point cloud display, and task guides.

[Adjustments](docId\:Hez5nDrb-xhwA9c4fhvCU)  — opens floating settings windows, such as camera settings, geometry settings, and point cloud settings.

[Annotations](docId:6IFLC_J0CCNv1I2gsNNdQ)  — hide and lock classes and objects, point clipping, how object information is displayed, and unifying size and direction.

[Help](docId\:ya8KqxRr8ry1sE_xUTZb2)  — menu search, the task guideline, user documentation, troubleshooting, issue reporting, and debug information.

Inside most menus, items are grouped under short headings, such as **Camera** or **Point cloud display**.

See [Top bar changes](docId\:KZbzjH9pRTRjfAtaU8uWl) for more detailed information.

## Find a menu item

Press `Ctrl+K` (`Cmd+K` on macOS) to open **Help** with the search field selected, then type part of an item's name.

Each result shows the menu path to the item. Use the arrow keys to move through the results; the item is highlighted in its menu as you go. Press \`Enter\` to select it. Toggles and options change without closing the menu, so you can try several in a row.

Items that aren't available right now are still listed, with a short tag that tells you why, for example **3D view only** or **Select an object**. Hover the tag for the full reason.

## Why you may see different menu items

The top menu bar adapts to your task, so you will not always see every menu or every item:

- **Task type **- Point cloud items appear only in tasks that include a 3D view, and some image items appear only when you are working in a 2D view.
- **Task action **- Review tasks add review-specific items, such as **Feedback pins and comments** under **View** → **Task guides**.
- **Role and permissions **- A few items require extra permissions, for example, downloading the OpenLABEL JSON.
- **View mode **-The 2D grid view and guided workflows show a reduced set of menus.

If an item is visible but disabled, it usually needs something from you first — for example, you must select an object before **Duplicate** becomes available.

## Shortcuts in the menus

Menu items show the keyboard shortcut currently bound to the action. These are your own keybindings — change them via **Preferences** → **Keybinding settings...**. See [The keybindings window](docId\:ZeOhmSOo_kfy-qZQnMNY2).

### Also in the top bar

The bar also shows status information that is not part of any menu:

- The sync status of your work - see [Cloud sync](docId\:HGBVvoiMklsHqrXmnG7v6) .
- The **Property overlay** toggle - see [Property overlay](docId\:nHzgrCSfQJGCxO2BPhp7V).