---
title: "The Menu Object – Build Custom Navigation in Board Capsules"
slug: "the-menu-object"
description: "Learn how the Board Menu Object enables navigation across Screens and Capsules; configure layout, icons, actions, and apply styles for consistent user flow."
tags: ["Objects", "Developer", "Planner", "Menu", "Navigation"]
updated: 2025-10-10T13:42:38Z
published: 2025-10-10T13:42:38Z
canonical: "help.board.com/the-menu-object"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# The Menu Object

The Menu Object enables a simplified navigation, changing between Screens with a maximum of only two clicks. The Menu Object can be placed into Screens or [Masks](/v1/docs/about-screen-masks) to allow better navigation within a Capsule or between different Capsules.

Screens can be divided into subgroups (displayed as folders) from the Screen list displayed on the left panel in the [Screen editor page](/v1/docs/design-and-play-mode#capsules-in-design-mode), and the Menu Object will automatically reflect that structure. You can also configure the Menu so that it will only display a subgroup of Screens (a folder of the Screen list).

The Menu Object, just like every other Board Object, can be formatted to match the graphic style of your Capsule.

## Example

The following image shows a Sales dashboard with a Menu Object at the top (highlighted). The Menu is placed in a Mask so that it's the same on all of the Screens that it links to.

![contents/assets/images/menu.object.png](https://cdn.document360.io/8d6f1ae8-0cac-4d0d-a208-6245b83df94a/Images/Documentation/the-menu-object-image-sx3xmh7h.png)