<p>
- The <dfn>Main Menu</dfn> is made of 8 menus that allow the user to interact with Ardour, and below is a reference of all the menu actions.
+ The <dfn>Main Menu</dfn> allows the user to interact with Ardour and may
+ appear daunting at first. Below is a reference of all the menus and submenus.
+</p>
+
+<p class="note">
+ Most of these menus, and probably all of the most used
+ ones, have keyboard shortcuts to make using them easier and faster. A
+ summary of these shortcuts can be found on the <a
+ href="@@default-keyboard-bindings">Defaults Keyboard Bindings</a>
+ page, and every menu in Ardour can be reassigned to an user defined
+ key binding, or used via <a
+ href="@@controlling-ardour-with-osc">OSC</a> with a control surface.
</p>
<p>
- Notice that a lot of these menus, and probably all of the most used ones, have keyboard shortcuts to make using them easier and faster.
- A summary of these shortcuts can be found on the <a href="@@default-keyboard-bindings">Defaults Keyboard Bindings</a> page, and
- every menu in Ardour can be reassigned to an user defined key binding, or used via <a href="@@controlling-ardour-with-osc">OSC</a> with
- a control surface.
+ Some menu items placement may depend on the OS, e.g. the "About"
+ window may not be in the <kbd class="menu">Help</kbd> menu on Mac
+ systems.
</p>