Are there any standards to follow in determining where to place menu items?

Question

In developing Windows forms based application, are there any standards that should be followed when designing your form\'s main menu system?

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Answer 1

There are several standards available:

• Microsoft's standards guide: http://www.amazon.com/review/product/1556156790?pageNumber=2
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997532.aspx
• http://www.otal.umd.edu/guse/standards.html

Apple has a long guide just for this on their platform:

• Interface Guidelines