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To choose a pulldown menu item using the
mouse (method 2)
1 Position the mouse pointer over the menu name on the menu bar.
2 Click the command select mouse button to display the menu.
3 Move the mouse pointer to the desired menu item. If the menu item has a cascade
menu (identified by an arrow on the right edge of the menu button), then repeat the
previous step and then this step until you find the desired item.
4 Click the mouse button to select the item.
If you decide not to select a menu item, simply move the mouse pointer off of the
menu and click the mouse button.
Some menu items have an ellipsis ("...") as part of the menu label. An ellipsis
indicates that the menu item will display a dialog or other box when the menu item
is chosen.
To choose a pulldown menu item using the
keyboard
• To initially display a pulldown menu, press and hold the menu select key (for
example, the "Extend char" key on a HP 9000 keyboard) and then type the
underlined character in the menu label on the menu bar. (For example, "f" for
"File". Type the character in lower case only.)
• To move right to another pulldown menu after having initially displayed a menu,
press the right-arrow key.
Chapter 4: Entering Commands
Using Menus, the Entry Buffer, and Action Keys
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