This is how I do : 

```
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
    inflater.inflate(R.menu.game_menu, menu);
    return true;
}

```

game\_menu.xml

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/new_game"
      android:title="@string/new_game"/>
<item android:id="@+id/help"
      android:title="@string/help" />
</menu>

```

But Eclipse keep telling me that menu is not a type... I tried to import R, clean my project and some others things i saw on the net.

I cant bypass this problem with that :

```
@Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        menu.add(Menu.NONE, Menu.FIRST + 1, 5, "??").setIcon(
                android.R.drawable.ic_menu_delete);
        menu.add(Menu.NONE, Menu.FIRST + 2, 2, "??").setIcon(
                android.R.drawable.ic_menu_edit);
        return true; 
    }

```

Thank you in advance and sorry for my spelling.