Computer Programming Concepts and Visual Basic David I. Schneider

414 Computer Programming Concepts and Visual Basic
HOW TO: MANAGE MENUS
A. Open a drop-down menu.
1. Click on the menu name.
or
1. Press Alt.
2. Press the underlined letter in the name of the menu. Alternatively, use the Right
Arrow key to move the highlighted cursor bar to the menu name, and then press
the Down Arrow key.
B. Make a selection from a drop-down menu.
1. Open the drop-down menu.
2. Click on the desired item.
or
1. Open the drop-down menu. One letter in each item that is eligible to be used
will be underlined.
2. Press the underlined letter. Alternatively, use the Down Arrow key to move the
cursor bar to the desired item and then press the Enter key.
C. Obtain information about the selections in a drop-down menu.
1. Press Alt/H/M and click on the Contents tab.
2. Double-click on the Interface Reference book.
3. Double-click on the Menu book.
4. Double-click on the name of the menu of interest.
5. Double-click on the selection of interest.
D. Look at all the menus in the menu bar.
1. Press Alt/F.
2. Press the Right Arrow key each time you want to see a new menu.
E. Close a drop-down menu.
1. Press the Esc key or click anywhere outside the menu.
HOW TO: UTILIZE THE WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT
A. Place a section of code in the Windows clipboard.
1. Mark the section of code as a block as described in the How to Use the Editor
section.
2. Press Ctrl+C.
B. Access Windows’ Notepad.
1. Click the Start button.
2. Point to Programs.
3. Point to Accessories.
4. Click Notepad.
C. Display all characters in a font.
1. Click the Start button.