# Why when you press the menu button nothing happens

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228 "2020-08-25T05:17:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![MejecticCoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mejecticcoder/32/1430_2.png) [@MejecticCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MejecticCoder)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/1 "2020-08-25T05:17:28Z")

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**I’v noticed that when you hit the menu button nothing happens but only icons appear 🤔**

 

**regards  
@mejecticcoder**

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**Author:** ![LcAtonal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/lcatonal/32/16800_2.png) [@LcAtonal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/LcAtonal)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/2 "2020-08-25T06:16:25Z")

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Because it is like the settings

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**Author:** ![MejecticCoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mejecticcoder/32/1430_2.png) [@MejecticCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MejecticCoder)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/3 "2020-08-25T12:30:54Z")

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but when you press thos button no change?

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**Author:** ![Dreadmask197](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dreadmask197/32/10494_2.png) [@Dreadmask197](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dreadmask197)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/4 "2020-08-25T18:57:06Z")

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do you have the link to the game so i can see it

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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:** [August 26, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/5 "2020-08-26T02:16:00Z")

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Hm, are you trying to click on the menu buttons with your mouse? We try to keep the same interactions between the hardware we support and the simulator, so you have to use the controls (dpad and a / b) to interact with the menu items.

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**Author:** ![MejecticCoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mejecticcoder/32/1430_2.png) [@MejecticCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MejecticCoder)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/6 "2020-08-26T04:12:07Z")

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no i’v not made any when i was experimenting i’v notesed that

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**Author:** ![MejecticCoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mejecticcoder/32/1430_2.png) [@MejecticCoder](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MejecticCoder)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-when-you-press-the-menu-button-nothing-happens/3228/7 "2020-09-01T05:53:35Z")

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oh ok 😃

Regards  
@MejecticCoder