# Any way to bring up pause menu without the menu button

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/any-way-to-bring-up-pause-menu-without-the-menu-button/18096
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/any-way-to-bring-up-pause-menu-without-the-menu-button/18096 "2023-02-21T17:34:15Z")
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### Author: ![technonux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/technonux/32/7924_2.png) [@technonux](https://forum.makecode.com/u/technonux)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/any-way-to-bring-up-pause-menu-without-the-menu-button/18096/1 "2023-02-21T17:34:15Z")

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my code uses the menu button but i still want the pause menu to change stuff like brightness

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### Author: ![jwunderl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jwunderl/32/5308_2.png) [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/any-way-to-bring-up-pause-menu-without-the-menu-button/18096/2 "2023-02-21T17:41:49Z")

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There’s a function in javascript for it: `scene.systemMenu.showSystemMenu()` but that’s not exposed in blocks. As with most javascript functions, though, that’s just a quick adjustment away if you want it to be – just throw

```typescript

//% color="#AA278D" weight=100
namespace myCoolBlocks {
    //% blockId="myShowSystemMenuBlock"
    //% block
    export function showSystemMenu() {
        scene.systemMenu.showSystemMenu();
    }
}

```

into a `custom.ts` you can get by clicking the plus next to explorer while in javascript mode:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/9/9e6f10c7bda8b95307fa7733ad938169e0a9c78d.png)

or just add this as an extension: [https://makecode.com/\_6LKRj046xT4e](https://makecode.com/_6LKRj046xT4e)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/1/17528c0e802be2b9194e9d2c098ba2d8dc1b77a6.png)

and it’ll put it in a category for you  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/c/c30d07246a54cc5c32ea53026f0281756232a331.png)

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### Author: ![jackal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jackal/32/19506_2.png) [@jackal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jackal)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/any-way-to-bring-up-pause-menu-without-the-menu-button/18096/3 "2023-02-21T22:56:07Z")

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i thought it was game.menu

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### Author: ![technonux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/technonux/32/7924_2.png) [@technonux](https://forum.makecode.com/u/technonux)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/any-way-to-bring-up-pause-menu-without-the-menu-button/18096/4 "2023-02-26T20:48:25Z")

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Thank you