Keys for menus and toolbars
- F10 or ALT
- Select the menu bar, or close an open menu and submenu at the same time
- TAB or SHIFT+TAB
- When a toolbar
is selected, select the next or previous button or menu
on the toolbar
- CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous toolbar
- ENTER
- Open the selected menu, or perform the action for the selected button or
command
- SHIFT+F10
- Display the shortcut menu
for the selected item
- ALT+SPACEBAR
- Display the window shortcut menu (Control
menu)
- DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
- When a menu or submenu is open, select the next or previous command
- LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
- Select the menu to the left or right. When a submenu is open, switch
between the main menu and the submenu.
- HOME or END
- Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu
- ESC
- Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- Display the full set of commands on a menu
Note You can use the keyboard to select any menu command on
the menu bar. Press ALT to select the menu bar. Press the letter that is
underlined in the menu name that contains the command you want. In the menu that
appears, press the letter underlined in the command name that you want.