# Menus and actions ## Discussion [Activity views](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/activity-views) An activity view — often called a *share sheet* — presents a range of tasks that people can perform in the current context. [Buttons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/buttons) A button initiates an instantaneous action. [Context menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/context-menus) A context menu provides access to functionality that’s directly related to an item, without cluttering the interface. [Dock menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/dock-menus) On a Mac, people can secondary click an app’s or game’s icon in the Dock to reveal a Dock menu, which presents both system-provided and custom items. [Edit menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/edit-menus) An edit menu lets people make changes to selected content in the current view, in addition to offering related commands like Copy, Select, Translate, and Look Up. [Home Screen quick actions](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/home-screen-quick-actions) Home Screen quick actions give people a way to perform app-specific actions from the Home Screen. [Menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/menus) A menu reveals its options when people interact with it, making it a space-efficient way to present commands in your app or game. [Ornaments](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/ornaments) In visionOS, an ornament presents controls and information related to a window, without crowding or obscuring the window’s contents. [Pop-up buttons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/pop-up-buttons) A pop-up button displays a menu of mutually exclusive options. [Pull-down buttons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/pull-down-buttons) A pull-down button displays a menu of items or actions that directly relate to the button’s purpose. [The menu bar](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/the-menu-bar) On a Mac or an iPad, the menu bar at the top of the screen displays the top-level menus in your app or game. [Toolbars](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/toolbars) A toolbar provides convenient access to frequently used commands, controls, navigation, and search. ## Topics [Activity views](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/activity-views) An activity view — often called a *share sheet* — presents a range of tasks that people can perform in the current context. [Buttons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/buttons) A button initiates an instantaneous action. [Context menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/context-menus) A context menu provides access to functionality that’s directly related to an item, without cluttering the interface. [Dock menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/dock-menus) On a Mac, people can secondary click an app’s or game’s icon in the Dock to reveal a Dock menu, which presents both system-provided and custom items. [Edit menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/edit-menus) An edit menu lets people make changes to selected content in the current view, in addition to offering related commands like Copy, Select, Translate, and Look Up. [Home Screen quick actions](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/home-screen-quick-actions) Home Screen quick actions give people a way to perform app-specific actions from the Home Screen. [Menus](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/menus) A menu reveals its options when people interact with it, making it a space-efficient way to present commands in your app or game. [Ornaments](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/ornaments) In visionOS, an ornament presents controls and information related to a window, without crowding or obscuring the window’s contents. [Pop-up buttons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/pop-up-buttons) A pop-up button displays a menu of mutually exclusive options. [Pull-down buttons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/pull-down-buttons) A pull-down button displays a menu of items or actions that directly relate to the button’s purpose. [The menu bar](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/the-menu-bar) On a Mac or an iPad, the menu bar at the top of the screen displays the top-level menus in your app or game. [Toolbars](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/toolbars) A toolbar provides convenient access to frequently used commands, controls, navigation, and search. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)