diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index 767fd4613..b47dd4893 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -90,13 +90,11 @@ define([
         },
 
         render: function () {
-            var el = $(this.el);
-            el.html(this.template({
-            }));
+            var $markup = $(this.template({}));
 
             this.btnSearch = new Common.UI.Button({
                 action: 'search',
-                el: $('#left-btn-search'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-search'),
                 hint: this.tipSearch + Common.Utils.String.platformKey('Ctrl+F'),
                 disabled: true,
                 enableToggle: true
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ define([
 
             this.btnAbout = new Common.UI.Button({
                 action: 'about',
-                el: $('#left-btn-about'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-about'),
                 hint: this.tipAbout,
                 enableToggle: true,
                 disabled: true,
@@ -113,14 +111,14 @@ define([
 
             this.btnSupport = new Common.UI.Button({
                 action: 'support',
-                el: $('#left-btn-support'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-support'),
                 hint: this.tipSupport,
                 disabled: true
             });
 
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             this.btnComments = new Common.UI.Button({
-                el: $('#left-btn-comments'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-comments'),
                 hint: this.tipComments + Common.Utils.String.platformKey('Ctrl+Shift+H'),
                 enableToggle: true,
                 disabled: true,
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ define([
             });
 
             this.btnChat = new Common.UI.Button({
-                el: $('#left-btn-chat'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-chat'),
                 hint: this.tipChat + Common.Utils.String.platformKey('Alt+Q'),
                 enableToggle: true,
                 disabled: true,
@@ -138,32 +136,34 @@ define([
             this.btnComments.hide();
             this.btnChat.hide();
 
-            this.btnComments.on('click',        _.bind(this.onBtnMenuClick, this));
-            this.btnComments.on('toggle',       _.bind(this.onBtnCommentsToggle, this));
-            this.btnChat.on('click',            _.bind(this.onBtnMenuClick, this));
+            this.btnComments.on('click',        this.onBtnMenuClick.bind(this));
+            this.btnComments.on('toggle',       this.onBtnCommentsToggle.bind(this));
+            this.btnChat.on('click',            this.onBtnMenuClick.bind(this));
             /** coauthoring end **/
 
             this.btnPlugins = new Common.UI.Button({
-                el: $('#left-btn-plugins'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-plugins'),
                 hint: this.tipPlugins,
                 enableToggle: true,
                 disabled: true,
                 toggleGroup: 'leftMenuGroup'
             });
             this.btnPlugins.hide();
-            this.btnPlugins.on('click',         _.bind(this.onBtnMenuClick, this));
+            this.btnPlugins.on('click',         this.onBtnMenuClick.bind(this));
 
             this.btnNavigation = new Common.UI.Button({
-                el: $('#left-btn-navigation'),
+                el: $markup.elementById('#left-btn-navigation'),
                 hint: this.tipNavigation,
                 enableToggle: true,
                 disabled: true,
                 toggleGroup: 'leftMenuGroup'
             });
-            this.btnNavigation.on('click',         _.bind(this.onBtnMenuClick, this));
+            this.btnNavigation.on('click',         this.onBtnMenuClick.bind(this));
 
-            this.btnSearch.on('click',          _.bind(this.onBtnMenuClick, this));
-            this.btnAbout.on('toggle',          _.bind(this.onBtnMenuToggle, this));
+            this.btnSearch.on('click',          this.onBtnMenuClick.bind(this));
+            this.btnAbout.on('toggle',          this.onBtnMenuToggle.bind(this));
+
+            this.$el.html($markup);
 
             this.menuFile = new DE.Views.FileMenu();
             this.menuFile.render();