A menubar is a bar at the top of a window that contains the menus for the application. An access key is an underlined letter in a menubar, menu, or dialog that you can use to perform an action. On a menubar, the access key for each menu is underlined.
To open a menu, press Alt, then press the access key.
In the menu, the access key for each menu item is underlined. To choose a
menu item, press the access key for the menu item. The following table shows
example access keys from the Text Editor
application:
Access Keys |
Function |
---|---|
Alt + F |
Opens the File menu. |
N |
Chooses the New item on the File menu. |
You can also use access keys to access elements in a dialog. In a dialog,
one letter in most dialog elements is underlined. To access a particular dialog
element, press Alt, then press the access key. The following
table shows an example access key from the Preferences
dialog in the Text Editor
application:
Access Key |
Function |
---|---|
Alt + U |
Gives focus to the Use default theme font check box. |
You can use also other keys to navigate within a window or dialog.