diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
 
     setupAboutDialog();
 
+    // init view menu
+    for (auto a : ui->plot->menuActions())
+    {
+        ui->menuView->addAction(a);
+    }
+
     // init UI signals
 
     // menu signals
@@ -78,24 +84,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     QObject::connect(ui->actionQuit, &QAction::triggered,
                      this, &MainWindow::close);
 
-    QObject::connect(ui->actionGrid, &QAction::toggled, [this](bool show)
-                     {
-                         ui->plot->showGrid(show);
-                         ui->actionMinorGrid->setEnabled(show);
-                     });
-
-    ui->actionMinorGrid->setEnabled(ui->actionGrid->isChecked());
-    QObject::connect(ui->actionMinorGrid, &QAction::toggled,
-                     ui->plot, &Plot::showMinorGrid);
-
-    QObject::connect(ui->actionUnzoom, &QAction::triggered,
-                     ui->plot, &Plot::unzoom);
-
-    QObject::connect(ui->actionDarkBackground, &QAction::toggled,
-                     ui->plot, &Plot::darkBackground);
-
-    ui->plot->darkBackground(ui->actionDarkBackground->isChecked());
-
     // port control signals
     QObject::connect(&portControl, &PortControl::portToggled,
                      this, &MainWindow::onPortToggled);
@@ -169,10 +157,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     ui->plot->setAxis(ui->cbAutoScale->isChecked(),
                       ui->spYmin->value(), ui->spYmax->value());
 
-    // init grid
-    ui->plot->showGrid(ui->actionGrid->isChecked());
-    ui->plot->showMinorGrid(ui->actionMinorGrid->isChecked());
-
     // init scale range preset list
     for (int nbits = 8; nbits <= 24; nbits++) // signed binary formats
     {
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -483,10 +483,6 @@
     <property name="title">
      <string>View</string>
     </property>
-    <addaction name="actionGrid"/>
-    <addaction name="actionMinorGrid"/>
-    <addaction name="actionUnzoom"/>
-    <addaction name="actionDarkBackground"/>
    </widget>
    <addaction name="menuFile"/>
    <addaction name="menuView"/>
@@ -560,50 +556,6 @@
     <string>Ctrl+Q</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionGrid">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Grid</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/hide grid</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>G</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionUnzoom">
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>UnZoom</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionMinorGrid">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Minor Grid</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Show/hide minor grid</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>M</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
-  <action name="actionDarkBackground">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
-   <property name="text">
-    <string>Dark Background</string>
-   </property>
-   <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Toggle Dark Background</string>
-   </property>
-  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/plot.cpp b/plot.cpp
--- a/plot.cpp
+++ b/plot.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Plot::Plot(QWidget* parent) :
     rectItem.setRect(QRectF(0,0,100,1));
     // rectItem.attach(this);
 
+    showGrid(false);
     darkBackground(false);
 
     _showGridAction.setToolTip("Show Grid");
@@ -56,10 +57,12 @@ Plot::Plot(QWidget* parent) :
     _showMinorGridAction.setCheckable(true);
     _darkBackgroundAction.setCheckable(true);
 
-    _showGridAction.setChecked(true);
+    _showGridAction.setChecked(false);
     _showMinorGridAction.setChecked(false);
     _darkBackgroundAction.setChecked(false);
 
+    _showMinorGridAction.setEnabled(false);
+
     connect(&_showGridAction, SELECT<bool>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QAction::triggered),
             this, &Plot::showGrid);
     connect(&_showGridAction, SELECT<bool>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QAction::triggered),