# Menu

This section describes the different menus in Better Ears' top menu bar.

## Better Ears Menu

- About Better Ears displays information about Better Ears.
- Preferences … opens the all-important Preferences Window (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-,"`).
- Using Reset Preferences … will reset all modified preferences back to their original state. Custom levels will not be reset.
- The Services sub-menu is set by the system.
- Hide Better Ears hides all Better Ears windows (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-H"`).
- Hide Others hides the windows of all other applications, leaving only windows from Better Ears on screen (keyboard shortcut `"alt cmd H"`).
- Show All shows all windows on screen.
- Quit Better Ears quits Better Ears (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-Q"`).

## File Menu

- Close closes the currently active window (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-W")`.
- Page Setup … lets you adjust settings such as the paper format for your preferred printer (keyboard shortcut `"shift-cmd-P"`).
- Print … prints either the staff, your stats or the currently displayed Wikipedia article (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-P"`).

## Edit Menu

- The Reset Statistics submenu lets you reset all stats or delete only selected exercises.

## View Menu

- Keyboard changes to the keyboard view (keyboard shortcut `"K"`).
- Fretboard shows the fretboard (keyboard shortcut `"F"`).
- Show Staff hides the "Statistics/Wikipedia" area and displays the staff at full size (keyboard shortcut `"N"`).
- Show Statistics/Wiki hides the staff and increases the "Statistics/Wikipedia" area to full size (keyboard shortcut `"S"`).
- Show Both displays both the staff and the "Statistics/Wikipedia" area `"B"`).

## Control Menu

- Training Mode activates the training mode (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-→"` [cmd + Right Arrow]).
- Learning Mode activates the Learning Mode (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-←"` [cmd + Left Arrow]).
- Play Ascending plays scales from low to high (keyboard shortcut `"↑"`).
- Play Descending plays scales from high to low (keyboard shortcut `"↓"`).
- Use Microphone turns the microphone on or off. (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-M"`).
- Repeat Current Question replays the current entry (keyboard shortcut `"↩"` [Return Key]).
- Next Question skips to the next question (keyboard shortcut `"Space"`).

## Instrument Menu*

The virtual instrument used to play the exercise entries is determined by the selection in the Instrument menu. This has no effect if a MIDI sound module is connected, instead you will need to choose your preferred sound directly on the MIDI device. This menu offers the same functionality as the Instruments Menu in the main window.

## Exercise Menu

You can choose your exercise from the Exercise Menu. This menu has the same functionality as the exercise menu in the toolbar. It's described in more detail here.

## Level Menu*

This Menu has the same functionality as the level menu in the toolbar.

## Window Menu

- Minimize shrinks the current-active window to the dock (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-M"`).
- Zoom maximizes the Window. This option has the same effect as clicking on the little green control in the top left corner of the window.
- Bring All to Front brings all windows open in Better Ears to the foreground.
- Main Window opens the Main Window or, if already open, brings it to the foreground (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-1"`).

## Help Menu

- By entering text in the Search field, Better Ears will attempt to find a similarly named item among the menu items and inside the help files.
- The Better Ears Help option opens the help function (keyboard shortcut `"cmd-?"`).
- The Better Ears Support option opens a web page where you can get support for Better Ears.

*Only available in the full version of Better Ears