How do I get a menu on the left hand side of my SharePoint page? - sharepoint

I have created a SharePoint site using Office 365 and I am trying to get the menu to show down the left hand side as currently it is along the top of the page. The site layout is set to Seattle but the menu does not show. Some of the articles I've read talk about clicking on Navigation link in site settings but I cannot see this link. Not sure if there is something I need to enable.
How can I get this to show?
Site Settings
Left Hand Side of Page
Thanks

You could enable publishing feature, you'll see the setting.

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The Command Set is the only type of SharePoint Framework Extension for which you can configure icons.
When deploying Command Sets, you can choose whether their commands should be visible on:
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Both (location: ClientSideExtension.ListViewCommandSet)
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References form here
Also, there is a third party option. it will be less work just to change a icon but also limited choice of icons which they've provided.
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The result will be something like this. Reference here.
So depend on your need, SPFx will give you more freedom and Shortpoint will take less work.
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"If you have actually used the drop-down menu on the web part and clicked Delete, it really is deleted."
Here is a solution that does not require SP Designer and fixes the problem in a couple minutes.
In fact, it is only the Default View associated to the webpart that is deleted. Click on View All Site Content. Then on the defective library link. It will open the listedit.aspx page. Go down to the Views section. Select another view or create a new view and make it the one by default. That's it. You are back in business. Of course, you need to correct the library link in the Quick Launch section.
Regards,
Pierre Audette
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Click on "Site Actions | Edit Page"
Click on "Add a Web Part"
In the "Categories" list box on the left the last folder is "Closed Web Parts". Select the Web Part and re-add it.

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