# Navigation Menus

1. Go to `Appearance`→`Menus`
2. Give your menu a name and click the `Create Menu` button
3. Add a few simple links from `Links` tab
4. Save your menu
5. Navigate to `Manage Locations` tab (at the top of the screen)
6. Choose your new menu as `Main Navigation`
7. Click `Save Menu`

It is important that you then assign your menus to their intended location. For the main navigation menu, check the box at the bottom of the screen titled **Primary menu**. If you create a separate Footer menu, please be sure to check the box titled **Footer Menu**.

Switch between menus you've created by choosing them from the **Select a menu to edit** drop-down. Click **Select**.

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