# Action bar

The action bar provides global controls, such as, creating a new work item, searching a contact, initiating a media element, and opening the secondary windows. The action bar stays at the bottom of the main window and remains at the bottom as the window expands.

The following illustration explains the action bar and its elements.

1 | New Work menu
2 | Text Input field
3 | Work Options menu
4 through 8 | Contact List toggle button

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