Main Menu

The Main Menu in FFXI is where most of the major interface windows for the game can be accessed. The main menu has two pages, press your move left / move right keys to switch pages. Some main menu functions have a text Command associated with them.

Commands
These are listed in the order that they appear on the menu.

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 * align="center"|Status
 * align="left"|Opens the Status screen, showing your HP/MP/TP current/max, attributes, and experience points. Contains commands to view your craft/weapon/magic skills, profile, and (75 jobs only) Merit Points.
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 * align="center"|Equipment
 * align="Left"|For most jobs, opens the Equipment screen for manual equipping of armor and weapons. For Puppetmaster only, opens a sub-menu to specify the player's or the Automaton's equipment screen.
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 * align="center"|Magic
 * align="Left"|Opens a sub-menu for viewing the list of all spells you have learned by type: White Magic, Black Magic, Songs, Ninjutsu, Summoning Magic, Blue Magic. You can cast spells from here if you meet the requirements to do so, or re-order your magic list to your liking.
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 * align="center"|Items
 * align="Left"|Displays your on-person item inventory. You can use items from here and sort your inventory here. Sorting can also be used to combine partial stacks of the same stackable item into one slot.
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 * align="center"|Abilities
 * align="Left"|Displays a sub-menu identical to the Abilities command on the Command Menu, except you can view Job Traits as well as your current job's Job Abilities, Weapon Skills, attack with a ranged weapon, or the current job's Pet Commands. The lists can all be sorted except the Job Traits list, which cannot be sorted.
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