Menu
A menu is a list of text entries used to select from different
actions
.
Menus come in different forms. All applications in
OpenOffice.org
have a horizontal menu bar
at the top of the window. It lists top level
function groups such as "File", "View", "Tools", or "Help".
Clicking on these menu-items opens a
menu with a vertical list of choices, which could contain
cascading sub menus.
Another type of menu is the context menu.
For example, right-clicking in a
paragraph in OpenOffice.org writer, brings up the context menu for manipulating
text and formatting paragraphs.
Most menus are context sensitive. They only activate items that are applicable to the given context, such as the document type and the state of the document you are editing.
Using Menus
The following screencasts demonstrate how to use menus:
- How to use menus.
- How to control menus using the keyboard.
- How to discover keyboard-shortcuts.
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