Micro Menu

Patch 10.1.5 micro menu with unread community posts

The Micro Menu, also known as the Interface Panel,^[1] is a collection of small buttons located between the main Action Bar and the character's bag slots. The buttons open various UI panels.

Interface Panel: These tabs enable you to access your character information, spellbook and abilities window, character talents, quest log, world map, social options, the main menu, and GM support.^[1]

Icon		Functionality	Default hotkey
Old	New	Current Elements
		Character Info window (sometimes referred to as the "paper doll"). Prior to patch 10.0.0, the icon changes to the character's appearance instead.	`C`
		Abilities/Skills/Spellbook/Professions/Pets window	`P`
		Talent window. Originally was during the vanilla beta and the Warlords of Draenor' alpha.	`N`
		Achievements window (includes Guild achievements and Statistics). Introduced in patch 3.0.2. Icon changed from in patch 8.0.1.	`Y`
		Map & Quest Log. Icon changed from in patch 4.0.1.	`L`
		Guild Finder window. Replaced Socials window in patch 4.0.1. Became the Guild icon, which changed to the color/crest chosen, when in a guild. patch 6.0.2, no longer changes to match the color/crest of the guild.	`J`
		Dungeon Finder window. was the button prior to patch 8.0.1. Replaced LFG/LFM window in patch 3.3.0, which also replaced the World Map button in patch 2.0.1.	`I`
		Collections window. Renamed from Mounts And Pets in patch 6.0.2, initially introduced in patch 5.0.4.	`⇧ Shift`+`P`
		Adventure Guide window. Renamed to Adventure Guide in patch 6.0.2, initially introduced in patch 4.2.0.	`⇧ Shift`+`J`
		In-Game Store window. Introduced in patch 5.4.2.
		Game Menu window. A small color bar appears under the question mark changing colors based on your latency. Prior to patch 5.4.7 the icon was and since patch 3.0.2, the monitor changed color based on your latency. Since patch 4.0.1, the icon changes into / while a patch is downloading.	`⎋ Esc`
Old Elements
		Customer Support for finding out current known issues, reporting players, making Game Master tickets, and getting unstuck. Removed in patch 5.4.2.
		Raid Finder window. Icon added in patch 4.2.0. Merged with Dungeon Finder in patch 5.0.4.	`I`
or		Player vs. player window. The icon changes to match the character's faction. Introduced in patch 3.0.2. Merged with the Group Finder in patch 6.0.2.	`H`
		Socials window (Friends List, Ignore List, Who List, Guild List, Raid List) Replaced by the Guild button in patch 4.0.1.	`O`
		World Map window. Replaced by the Dungeon Finder button in patch 2.0.1.	`M`
		Latency status bar; changes color based on connection latency. Merged with the Options button in patch 3.0.2.
		Abilities window. Never made it live.
		Report bugs. Used during Vanilla, MoP and WoD alphas and betas. It was reintroduced as a separate interface since the BfA alpha and used for testing since.