The Slate Material Editor menu bar contains menus with various choices for creating and managing the materials in your scene.
Many of the menu choices are also accessible from toolbar or navigation buttons, so these topics show the button alternative along with the menu choice.
To use the Slate Material Editor keyboard shortcuts for menu, toolbar, and navigation commands, the main toolbar 
Keyboard Shortcut Override Toggle must be turned on.
Lets you choose which Material Editor interface is active.
The Material menu lets you create a material, choose an existing material, or assign a material to objects.
The Edit menu has commands for editing the currently active View, and for updating material Preview windows.
The Select menu is for managing the selection in the current View.
The View menu is for navigating the current View.
The Options menu has further choices for managing the Slate Material Editor.
The Tools menu toggles display of some of the Slate Material Editor interface components.
The Utilities menu provides rendering, object-selection, and material-management options.