To Choose A Pulldown Menu Item Using The Mouse (Method 2); To Choose A Pulldown Menu Item Using The Keyboard - HP 64782 User Manual

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To choose a pulldown menu item using the mouse (method 2)

Release the mouse button to select the menu choice.
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If you decide not to select a menu item, simply continue to hold the mouse
button down, move the mouse pointer off of the menu, and release 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 message box when the
menu item is chosen.
To choose a pulldown menu item using the mouse
(method 2)
Position the mouse pointer over the menu name on the menu bar.
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Click the command select mouse button to display the menu.
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Move the mouse pointer to the desired menu item. If the menu item
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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.
Click the mouse button to select the item.
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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

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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.)
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To move right to another pulldown menu after having initially
displayed a menu, press the right-arrow key.
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To move left to another pulldown menu after having initially
displayed a menu, press the left-arrow key.
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