diff --git a/python/graph_pane_menu.py b/python/graph_pane_menu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a9a070be45fee9f506c54c08231758eeb1f220de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/graph_pane_menu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMenu
+
+"""
+Provides the graph pane menu.
+"""
+
+def make_graph_pane_menu(gui_manager):
+
+    menu = QMenu("&Code editor")
+
+    menu.addAction(gui_manager.graphs_manager.action_show_hidden_components)
+    menu.addAction(gui_manager.graphs_manager
+                   .action_show_hidden_components_all_graphs)
+    menu.addSeparator()
+    menu.addAction(gui_manager.action_zoom_in)
+    menu.addAction(gui_manager.action_zoom_out)
+    return menu
+
diff --git a/python/gui_manager.py b/python/gui_manager.py
index 60b429c391724b46567c16a25b65a0e972ced1a5..5f02defdbfe461d197372a29c85543a6dba81758 100644
--- a/python/gui_manager.py
+++ b/python/gui_manager.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ from mp_code_manager import MPCodeManager
 from mp_code_view import MPCodeView
 from code_editor_menu import make_code_editor_menu
 from gry_manager import GryManager
-from settings_graph_pane_menu import SettingsGraphPaneMenu
+from settings_appearance_menu import SettingsAppearanceMenu
+from graph_pane_menu import make_graph_pane_menu
 from export_trace_manager import ExportTraceManager
 from mp_logger import set_logger_targets, log, clear_log
 from mp_style import mp_menu_button
@@ -420,6 +421,11 @@ class GUIManager(QObject):
         self.settings_menu.addAction(
                             self.preferences_manager.action_use_dark_mode)
 
+        # menu | settings | appearance
+        self.settings_appearance_menu = SettingsAppearanceMenu(self.w, 
+                              self.settings_manager, self.graphs_manager)
+        self.settings_menu.addMenu(self.settings_appearance_menu)
+
         # menu | settings | separator
         self.settings_menu.addSeparator()
 
@@ -429,10 +435,8 @@ class GUIManager(QObject):
         self.settings_menu.addMenu(self._code_editor_menu)
 
         # menu | settings | graph pane preferences
-        self.settings_graph_pane_menu = SettingsGraphPaneMenu(self.w,
-                                 self.settings_manager, self.graphs_manager)
-        self.settings_menu.addMenu(
-                              self.settings_graph_pane_menu.graph_pane_menu)
+        self.graph_pane_menu = make_graph_pane_menu(self)
+        self.settings_menu.addMenu(self.graph_pane_menu)
 
         # menu | settings | graph list navigation pane preferences
         self.settings_menu.addMenu(self.preferences_manager.graph_list_menu)
diff --git a/python/settings_graph_pane_menu.py b/python/settings_appearance_menu.py
similarity index 81%
rename from python/settings_graph_pane_menu.py
rename to python/settings_appearance_menu.py
index e4e61b06c05975b294c6e3dab52d6cb3451a7dcc..e841165fd7b7d1a662240eee975e85bd4e66d14f 100644
--- a/python/settings_graph_pane_menu.py
+++ b/python/settings_appearance_menu.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ from settings_dialog_wrapper import SettingsDialogWrapper
 from message_popup import message_popup
 
 """
-Provides the graph pane settings menu and some associated actions.
+Provides the graph pane settings menu and some actions.
 """
 
-class SettingsGraphPaneMenu(QObject):
+# extends QMenu
+class SettingsAppearanceMenu(QMenu):
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _fill_preset_themes_menu(self):
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class SettingsGraphPaneMenu(QObject):
                   "Error saving graph settings file as default: %s" % str(e))
 
     def __init__(self, parent_w, settings_manager, graphs_manager):
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__("&Appearance")
         self.parent_w = parent_w
         self.settings_manager = settings_manager
         self.graphs_manager = graphs_manager
@@ -83,18 +84,13 @@ class SettingsGraphPaneMenu(QObject):
                                          self._reset_settings)
 
         # the graph pane menu
-        self.graph_pane_menu = QMenu("&Graph pane")
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addMenu(self._preset_themes_menu)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(self._action_custom_settings)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(self._action_export_settings)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(self._action_import_settings)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(self._action_default_on_startup)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(self._action_reset_settings)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addSeparator()
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(
-                         self.graphs_manager.action_show_hidden_components)
-        self.graph_pane_menu.addAction(
-               self.graphs_manager.action_show_hidden_components_all_graphs)
+        self.addMenu(self._preset_themes_menu)
+        self.addAction(self._action_custom_settings)
+        self.addAction(self._action_export_settings)
+        self.addAction(self._action_import_settings)
+        self.addAction(self._action_default_on_startup)
+        self.addSeparator()
+        self.addAction(self._action_reset_settings)
 
     def _open_settings_editor(self):
         if not self._settings_dialog_wrapper: