# Command Area

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA3/2.3/HTML/ws_command_area.html
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This menu displays the Command Area of a console.

Consoles have a command area with physical hard keys. This on-screen version of the command area is useful when using an onPC.

To open the Command Section, tap ![key](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_button_24_v1-0-8fab28.png) in the control bar on the left of the screens 1 to 7 or F3 on a keyboard.

![](/img/grandma3/2-3/menu_command-section_v2-3-b623bb.png)

_Command area_

Apart from the command area, this menu also displays:

1. [Xkeys](/grandma3/2-3/keys/)
2. [Grand master](/grandma3/2-3/do_control_grand/)
3. [Level wheel](/grandma3/2-3/do_control_level/)

The on-screen level wheel in this command area can be scrolled using a mouse with a scroll wheel. Move the pointer above the level wheel and scroll the wheel up or down to change the level. 

To use the latch function, tap and swipe a MA key. The MA key turns yellow, and the keys of the Command Section changed, as shown below:

![](/img/grandma3/2-3/menu_command_section_latch_v2-3-facab2.png)

To unlatch, tap the latched MA key.