CSIS 572 WORKBOOK
Reading a Menu

For example, selection letters (letters that you press to choose a command) appear underlined.
i.e. If you don't see any underlined letters, press the Alt key.

And some commands appear with a right-pointing arrow to the side, which indicates that if you choose the command, another menu or submenu will appear with more menu options.

i.e. The Windows 7 Start menu shows the submenu arrows which is one common element.

Another menu element you will see often is the ellipsis (…). An ellipsis appears after a command to indicate that Windows 7 needs more information in order to complete the command. To get that information, Windows 7 displays a dialog box. We’ll talk about dialog boxes later in this workbook.

i.e. The Windows 7 folder window also shows a number of these common menu elements.

Procedures:

To practice using menu commands, let’s open a folder on your desktop.

1. Double-click on the Microsoft Office Shortcut folder on the desktop.
2. Press the Alt key to activate the Menu bar.
3. Click on several menus (File, Edit, View, Tools, Help) with your mouse.
4. Using only the keyboard, try pressing Alt + F for the File menu, Alt + H for the Help menu, until you try opening each of the menus.
5. Press Escape (ESC) to get rid of the menu or click anywhere outside of the menu.

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Last updated January 19, 2014
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