unable to switch to edit mode I'm an absolute Blender newbie and just taking my first steps.
I've created some shape and want to apply coloring and texture now, after placing lamps all around my object to see it, I now can't switch to Edit Mode and I'm not sure why, can anybody help me please?

I only have Object Modein the mode selector:



I'm using version 2.79 on Windows
I just had the same isuue (and I'm a COMPLETE newbie to Blender). I just closed the program and opened it again, and then clicked &quot;General&quot; when the program opened again/ the window popped up. Now I've got all the options in the top left-hand corner.