{"id":40,"date":"2026-03-22T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:49:35","slug":"user-interface","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/overlaps-documentation\/user-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"User Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"navigating-the-site\">Main Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/overlaps-ui-main-menu-1024x132.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the OVERLAPS main top navigation menu\" class=\"wp-image-420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/overlaps-ui-main-menu-1024x132.png 1024w, https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/overlaps-ui-main-menu-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/overlaps-ui-main-menu-768x99.png 768w, https:\/\/overlaps.co.uk\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/overlaps-ui-main-menu.png 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The OVERLAPS Main Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main menu provides access to all of OVERLAPS pages. 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