CSIS 572 WORKBOOK
Using Menus

What is a Menu?

A menu is a group of related commands that tells Windows XP what you want to do. Menu commands are organized in logical groups. For example, all the commands related to starting your work in Windows XP are on the Start menu. The names of the available menus appear in the Start menu or on the menu bar in an application window.

i.e. Classic XP start menu

The keyboard shortcut for the Start Menu is Control + Escape.

A Pull-Down Menu is a menu that appears to “pull-down” from the menu bar in an application or program. You access the menu by clicking on its name in the menu bar.

i.e. View Menu

The keyboard shortcut for the View Menu of the My Computer Window is ALT + V.