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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. <br> <small> <span class=plainlinks> <i> Find sources: </i>   <a class="external text"href=//www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Context+menu%22 rel=nofollow> "Context menu" </a>  –  <a class="external text"href=//www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Context+menu%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1 rel=nofollow> news </a>   <b> · </b> <a class="external text"href=//www.google.com/search?&q=%22Context+menu%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks rel=nofollow> newspapers </a>   <b> · </b> <a class="external text"href=//www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Context+menu%22+-wikipedia rel=nofollow> books </a>   <b> · </b> <a class="external text"href=//scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Context+menu%22 rel=nofollow> scholar </a>   <b> · </b> <a class="external text"href=https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Context+menu%22&acc=on&wc=on rel=nofollow> JSTOR </a> </span> </small> </span><span class=date-container> <i> ( <span class=date> November 2009 </span> ) </i> </span><span class=hide-when-compact> <i> ( <a title="Help:Maintenance template removal"href=/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal> Learn how and when to remove this template message </a> ) </i> </span></div></table><div class="thumb tright"><div class=thumbinner style=width:235px;><a class=image href=/wiki/File:Menu_key_screen.jpg> <img srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Menu_key_screen.jpg 1.5x"alt class=thumbimage data-file-height=311 data-file-width=287 decoding=async height=252 src=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Menu_key_screen.jpg/233px-Menu_key_screen.jpg width=233> </a><div class=thumbcaption><div class=magnify><a class=internal href=/wiki/File:Menu_key_screen.jpg title=Enlarge> </a></div> Context menu from <a title="Mozilla Firefox"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox> Mozilla Firefox </a> , shown in the context of a web page</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class=thumbinner style=width:235px;><a class=image href=/wiki/File:Context_menu_windows.png> <img srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Context_menu_windows.png/350px-Context_menu_windows.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Context_menu_windows.png 2x"alt class=thumbimage data-file-height=302 data-file-width=413 decoding=async height=170 src=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Context_menu_windows.png/233px-Context_menu_windows.png width=233> </a><div class=thumbcaption><div class=magnify><a class=internal href=/wiki/File:Context_menu_windows.png title=Enlarge> </a></div> Context menus in <a title="Windows 10"href=/wiki/Windows_10> Windows 10 </a> are customizable by third-party software.</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class=thumbinner style=width:235px;><a class=image href=/wiki/File:Context_Menu_on_OS_X_10.9.png> <img srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Context_Menu_on_OS_X_10.9.png 1.5x"alt class=thumbimage data-file-height=410 data-file-width=242 decoding=async height=395 src=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/Context_Menu_on_OS_X_10.9.png/233px-Context_Menu_on_OS_X_10.9.png width=233> </a><div class=thumbcaption><div class=magnify><a class=internal href=/wiki/File:Context_Menu_on_OS_X_10.9.png title=Enlarge> </a></div><a title="Finder (software)"href=/wiki/Finder_(software)> Finder </a> context menu in <a href=/wiki/MacOS title=MacOS> macOS </a></div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class=thumbinner style=width:235px;><a class=image href=/wiki/File:Context_menu.png> <img alt class=thumbimage data-file-height=194 data-file-width=233 decoding=async height=194 src=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Context_menu.png width=233> </a><div class=thumbcaption><div class=magnify><a class=internal href=/wiki/File:Context_menu.png title=Enlarge> </a></div><a href=/wiki/GNOME title=GNOME> GNOME </a> context menu with icons</div></div></div><p>A <b> context menu </b> (also called <b> contextual </b> , <b> shortcut </b> , and <b> pop up </b> or <b> pop-up </b> <b> menu </b> ) is a <a title="Menu (computing)"href=/wiki/Menu_(computing)> menu </a> in a <a title="Graphical user interface"href=/wiki/Graphical_user_interface> graphical user interface </a> (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click <a title="Mouse (computing)"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Mouse_(computing)#Operation> mouse operation </a> . A context menu offers a limited set of choices that are available in the current state, or context, of the operating system or application to which the menu belongs. Usually the available choices are actions related to the <a title="Selection (user interface)"href=/wiki/Selection_(user_interface)> selected object </a> . From a technical point of view, such a context menu is a <a title="Graphical control element (software)"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Graphical_control_element_(software)> graphical control element </a> .<div aria-labelledby=mw-toc-heading class=toc id=toc role=navigation><input class=toctogglecheckbox id=toctogglecheckbox role=button style=display:none type=checkbox><div class=toctitle dir=ltr lang=en><h2 id=mw-toc-heading>Contents</h2><span class=toctogglespan> <label class=toctogglelabel for=toctogglecheckbox></label> </span></div><ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href=#History> <span class=tocnumber> 1 </span> <span class=toctext> History </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href=#Implementation> <span class=tocnumber> 2 </span> <span class=toctext> Implementation </span> </a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href=#X_Window_Managers> <span class=tocnumber> 2.1 </span> <span class=toctext> X Window Managers </span> </a></ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href=#Usability> <span class=tocnumber> 3 </span> <span class=toctext> Usability </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href=#In_documentation> <span class=tocnumber> 4 </span> <span class=toctext> In documentation </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href=#See_also> <span class=tocnumber> 5 </span> <span class=toctext> See also </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href=#References> <span class=tocnumber> 6 </span> <span class=toctext> References </span> </a><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href=#External_links> <span class=tocnumber> 7 </span> <span class=toctext> External links </span> </a></ul></div><h2><span class=mw-headline id=History> History </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: History"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=1> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>Context menus first appeared in the <a href=/wiki/Smalltalk title=Smalltalk> Smalltalk </a> environment on the <a title="Xerox Alto"href=/wiki/Xerox_Alto> Xerox Alto </a> computer, where they were called <i> pop-up menus </i> ; they were invented by <a title="Dan Ingalls"href=/wiki/Dan_Ingalls> Dan Ingalls </a> in the mid-1970s. <sup class=reference id=cite_ref-1> <a href=#cite_note-1> [1] </a> </sup> <sup class=reference id=cite_ref-2> <a href=#cite_note-2> [2] </a> </sup><p><a title="Microsoft Office"href=/wiki/Microsoft_Office> Microsoft Office </a> v3.0 introduced the context menu for copy and paste functionality in 1990. <a href=/wiki/Borland title=Borland> Borland </a> demonstrated extensive use of the context menu in 1991 at the Second Paradox Conference in Phoenix Arizona. <a title="Lotus 1-2-3"href=/wiki/Lotus_1-2-3> Lotus 1-2-3 </a> /G for <a href=/wiki/OS/2 title=OS/2> OS/2 </a> v1.0 added additional formatting options in 1991. Borland <a title="Quattro Pro"href=/wiki/Quattro_Pro> Quattro Pro </a> for Windows v1.0 introduced the Properties context menu option in 1992.<h2><span class=mw-headline id=Implementation> Implementation </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: Implementation"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=2> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>Context menus are opened via various forms of user interaction that target a region of the GUI that supports context menus. The specific form of user interaction and the means by which a region is targeted vary:<ul><li>On a computer running <a title="Microsoft Windows"href=/wiki/Microsoft_Windows> Microsoft Windows </a> , <a href=/wiki/MacOS title=MacOS> macOS </a> , or <a href=/wiki/Unix title=Unix> Unix </a> running the <a title="X Window System"href=/wiki/X_Window_System> X Window System </a> , clicking the secondary mouse button (usually the right button) opens a context menu for the region that is under the mouse pointer.<li>For quickness, implementations may additionally support hold-and-release selection, meaning the pointer is held down and dragged, and released at desirable menu entry.<li>On systems that support one-button mice, context menus are typically opened by pressing and holding the primary mouse button (this works on the icons in the Dock on <a href=/wiki/MacOS title=MacOS> macOS </a> ) or by pressing a keyboard/mouse button combination (e.g. Ctrl-mouse click in <a title="Classic Mac OS"href=/wiki/Classic_Mac_OS> Classic Mac OS </a> and macOS). A keyboard alternative for macOS is to enable <a title="Mouse keys"href=/wiki/Mouse_keys> Mouse keys </a> in <a title="Universal Access"href=/wiki/Universal_Access> Universal Access </a> . Then, depending on whether a laptop or compact or extended keyboard type is used, the shortcut is <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap"style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); color: #000; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;"> Function </kbd> + <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap"style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); color: #000; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;"> Ctrl </kbd> +5 or <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap"style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); color: #000; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;"> Ctrl </kbd> +5 (numeric keypad) or <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap"style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); color: #000; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;"> Function </kbd> + <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap"style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); color: #000; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;"> Ctrl </kbd> +i (laptop).<li>On systems with a <a href=/wiki/Multi-touch title=Multi-touch> multi-touch </a> interface such as MacBook or Surface, the context menu can be opened by pressing or tapping with two fingers instead of just one.</ul><ul><li>Some cameras on smartphones for example recognize a <a title="QR code"href=/wiki/QR_code> QR code </a> when a picture is taken. Then a pop-up appears if you want to 'open' the QR content. This could be anything like a website or to configure your phone to connect to <a href=/wiki/Wi-Fi title=Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi </a> . See image.<li>On some user interfaces, context menu items are accompanied by icons for quicker recognition upon navigation. <sup class=reference id=cite_ref-3> <a href=#cite_note-3> [3] </a> </sup><li>Context menus can also have a top row of icons only for quick access to most frequently used options. <sup class=reference id=cite_ref-4> <a href=#cite_note-4> [4] </a> </sup></ul><p>Windows mouse click behavior is such that the context menu doesn't open while the mouse button is pressed, but only opens the menu when the button is released, so the user has to click again to select a context menu item. This behavior differs from that of macOS and most free software GUIs.<ul><li>In Microsoft Windows, pressing the <a title="Menu key"href=/wiki/Menu_key> Application key </a> or Shift+F10 opens a context menu for the region that has <a title="Focus (computing)"href=/wiki/Focus_(computing)> focus </a> .</ul><p>Context menus are sometimes hierarchically organized, allowing navigation through different levels of the menu structure. The implementations differ: <a title="Microsoft Word"href=/wiki/Microsoft_Word> Microsoft Word </a> was one of the first applications to only show sub-entries of some menu entries after clicking an arrow icon on the context menu, otherwise executing an action associated with the parent entry. This makes it possible to quickly repeat an action with the parameters of the previous execution, and to better separate options from actions.<h3><span class=mw-headline id=X_Window_Managers> X Window Managers </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: X Window Managers"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=3> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h3><p>The following <a title="Window manager"href=/wiki/Window_manager> window managers </a> provide context menu functionality:<ul><li><a href=/wiki/9wm title=9wm> 9wm </a><li><a href=/wiki/IceWM title=IceWM> IceWM </a> — <a class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Middle-click title=Middle-click> middle-click </a> and <a class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Right-click title=Right-click> right-click </a> context menus on <a title="Desktop environment"href=/wiki/Desktop_environment> desktop </a> , <a class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Menubar title=Menubar> menubar </a> . <a class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Titlebar title=Titlebar> titlebars </a> , and <a title="Titleicon (page does not exist)"class=new href=/w/index.php?title=Titleicon&action=edit&redlink=1> titleicon </a><li><a href=/wiki/Olwm title=Olwm> olwm </a><li><a href=/wiki/Openbox title=Openbox> openbox </a><li><a title="Sawfish (window manager)"href=/wiki/Sawfish_(window_manager)> sawfish </a></ul><h2><span class=mw-headline id=Usability> Usability </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: Usability"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=4> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>Context menus have received some criticism from <a href=/wiki/Usability title=Usability> usability </a> analysts when improperly used, as some applications make certain features <i> only </i> available in context menus, which may confuse even experienced users (especially when the context menus can only be activated in a limited area of the application's client window).<p>Context menus usually open in a fixed position under the <a title="Elements of graphical user interfaces"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/Elements_of_graphical_user_interfaces#Pointer> pointer </a> , but when the pointer is near a screen edge the menu will be displaced - thus reducing consistency and impeding use of <a title="Muscle memory"href=/wiki/Muscle_memory> muscle memory </a> . If the context menu is being triggered by keyboard, such as by using Shift + F10, the context menu appears near the focused widget instead of the position of the pointer, to save recognition efforts.<h2><span class=mw-headline id=In_documentation> In documentation </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: In documentation"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=5> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><p>Microsoft's guidelines call for always using the term <i> context menu </i> , and explicitly deprecate <i> shortcut menu </i> . <sup class=reference id=cite_ref-msmenu_5-0> <a href=#cite_note-msmenu-5> [5] </a> </sup><h2><span class=mw-headline id=See_also> See also </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: See also"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=6> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><ul><li><a title="Menu key"href=/wiki/Menu_key> Menu key </a><li><a title="Pie menu"href=/wiki/Pie_menu> Pie menu </a><li><a title="Screen hotspot"href=/wiki/Screen_hotspot> Screen hotspot </a></ul><h2><span class=mw-headline id=References> References </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: References"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=7> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><style data-mw-deduplicate=TemplateStyles:r1011085734>.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class=reflist><div class=mw-references-wrap><ol class=references><li id=cite_note-1><span class=mw-cite-backlink> <b> <a href=#cite_ref-1> ^ </a> </b> </span> <span class=reference-text> <style data-mw-deduplicate=TemplateStyles:r999302996>.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}</style> <cite class="citation book cs1"id=CITEREFR._Keith_Sawyer2012> R. Keith Sawyer (2012). <a class="external text"href=https://books.google.com/books?id=auAXfVwNAJoC&q=Dan+Ingalls+pop+up+menu&pg=PA252 rel=nofollow> <i> Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation </i> </a> . USA: Oxford University Press. <a title="ISBN (identifier)"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)> ISBN </a>   <a href=/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780199737574 title=Special:BookSources/9780199737574> <bdi> 9780199737574 </bdi> </a> . </cite> <span class=Z3988 title=ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Explaining+Creativity%3A+The+Science+of+Human+Innovation&rft.place=USA&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9780199737574&rft.au=R.+Keith+Sawyer&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DauAXfVwNAJoC%26q%3DDan%2BIngalls%2Bpop%2Bup%2Bmenu%26pg%3DPA252&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContext+menu> </span> </span><li id=cite_note-2><span class=mw-cite-backlink> <b> <a href=#cite_ref-2> ^ </a> </b> </span> <span class=reference-text> <link href=mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996 rel=mw-deduplicated-inline-style> <cite class="citation book cs1"id=CITEREFPeter_Seibel2009> Peter Seibel (September 16, 2009). <a class="external text"href=https://books.google.com/books?id=nneBa6-mWfgC&q=Dan+Ingalls+pop+up+menu&pg=PA373 rel=nofollow> <i> Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming </i> </a> . Apress. <a title="ISBN (identifier)"class=mw-redirect href=/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)> ISBN </a>   <a href=/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781430219484 title=Special:BookSources/9781430219484> <bdi> 9781430219484 </bdi> </a> . </cite> <span class=Z3988 title=ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Coders+at+Work%3A+Reflections+on+the+Craft+of+Programming&rft.pub=Apress&rft.date=2009-09-16&rft.isbn=9781430219484&rft.au=Peter+Seibel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DnneBa6-mWfgC%26q%3DDan%2BIngalls%2Bpop%2Bup%2Bmenu%26pg%3DPA373&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContext+menu> </span> </span><li id=cite_note-3><span class=mw-cite-backlink> <b> <a href=#cite_ref-3> ^ </a> </b> </span> <span class=reference-text> <link href=mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996 rel=mw-deduplicated-inline-style> <cite class="citation web cs1"> <a class="external text"href=https://www.webcazine.com/6136/samsung-galaxy-s4-internet-browser-faq-and-users-guide/ rel=nofollow> "Samsung Galaxy S4 Internet Browser FAQ and User's Guide" </a> . <i> WEBcazine </i> . 8 May 2013. </cite> <span class=Z3988 title=ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WEBcazine&rft.atitle=Samsung+Galaxy+S4+Internet+Browser+FAQ+and+User%27s+Guide&rft.date=2013-05-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webcazine.com%2F6136%2Fsamsung-galaxy-s4-internet-browser-faq-and-users-guide%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContext+menu> </span> </span><li id=cite_note-4><span class=mw-cite-backlink> <b> <a href=#cite_ref-4> ^ </a> </b> </span> <span class=reference-text> <link href=mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996 rel=mw-deduplicated-inline-style> <cite class="citation web cs1"> <a class="external text"href=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/user_interface/Context_menu_items rel=nofollow> "Context menu items" </a> . <i> MDN Web Docs </i> . </cite> <span class=Z3988 title=ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MDN+Web+Docs&rft.atitle=Context+menu+items&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2Fdocs%2FMozilla%2FAdd-ons%2FWebExtensions%2Fuser_interface%2FContext_menu_items&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContext+menu> </span> </span><li id=cite_note-msmenu-5><span class=mw-cite-backlink> <b> <a href=#cite_ref-msmenu_5-0> ^ </a> </b> </span> <span class=reference-text> <link href=mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996 rel=mw-deduplicated-inline-style> <cite class="citation web cs1"> <a class="external text"href=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742392.aspx rel=nofollow> "Menus" </a> . <i> Windows desktop applications - Guidelines </i> . Microsoft. 2011. </cite> <span class=Z3988 title=ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Windows+desktop+applications+-+Guidelines&rft.atitle=Menus&rft.date=2011&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmsdn.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Flibrary%2Fwindows%2Fdesktop%2Fdn742392.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContext+menu> </span> </span></ol></div></div><h2><span class=mw-headline id=External_links> External links </span> <span class=mw-editsection> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> [ </span> <a title="Edit section: External links"href=/w/index.php?title=Context_menu&action=edit&section=8> edit </a> <span class=mw-editsection-bracket> ] </span> </span></h2><table class="mbox-small plainlinks sistersitebox"style="background-color:#f9f9f9;border:1px solid #aaa;color:#000"role=presentation><tbody><tr><td class=mbox-image><img srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/60px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/80px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 2x"alt class=noviewer data-file-height=512 data-file-width=512 decoding=async height=40 src=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png width=40><td class="mbox-text plainlist">Look up <i> <b> <a title="wiktionary:Special:Search/context menu"class=extiw href=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/context_menu> context menu </a> </b> </i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</table><table class="mbox-small plainlinks sistersitebox"style="background-color:#f9f9f9;border:1px solid #aaa;color:#000"role=presentation><tbody><tr><td class=mbox-image><img srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, 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(computing)"href=/wiki/Sidebar_(computing)> Sidebar </a><li><a title="Status bar"href=/wiki/Status_bar> Status bar </a><li><a title="Pop-up notification"href=/wiki/Pop-up_notification> Toast </a><li><a href=/wiki/Tooltip title=Tooltip> Tooltip </a></ul></div><tr><th class=navbox-group scope=row style=width:1%>Containers<td class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist"style=text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><ul><li><a title="Accordion (GUI)"href=/wiki/Accordion_(GUI)> Accordion </a><li><a title="Tree view"href=/wiki/Tree_view> Tree view </a><li><a title="Client-side decoration"href=/wiki/Client-side_decoration> Client-side decoration </a><li><a title="Disclosure widget"href=/wiki/Disclosure_widget> Disclosure widget </a><li><a title="Frame (GUI)"href=/wiki/Frame_(GUI)> Frame / Fieldset </a><li><a title="Menu bar"href=/wiki/Menu_bar> Menu bar </a><li><a title="Panel (computer 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