The main menu is the major navigation tool for the forum. It includes a number of menu buttons. Buttons which are typically found in the main menu include:

• Home - Links back to the home page of the forum which contains the Board Index.
• Help - The Help tab links to a user guide for the forum.
• Search - Click this if you want to search for text in posts.
• Admin - Links to the Administration Center. Only administrators and members with the required permissions can see this.
• Moderate - Links to the Moderation Center. Only moderators and administrators can see this.
• Profile - Links to your own profile, where there are various settings relating to your account.
• My Messages - Links to your personal messages index.
• Members - Links to a list of all the registered members on the forum.
• Login - Leads you to the login screen.
• Logout - Logs you off the forum.
• Register - New users can click on this to register as a member of the forum.
• Calendar - Links to the forum's calendar. This is only shown when the calendar is enabled.

If you are logged in, the main menu usually looks like this:

If you are viewing the main menu as a guest its appearance with the default theme is as below: