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104 Getting Started Guide
4 Using Microsoft Windows Operating System
Navigating an Application Menu without a Mouse or Keyboard
This example uses Microsoft Excel, but you can use a similar sequence of operations to
select and execute any menu item of any application.
To select and execute the item
Sheet > Rename option from the Format menu in the
menu bar shown below,
perform the following operations:
Windows taskbar auto-hide feature
The Windows taskbar should always be in the auto-hide mode when using the test set
application. If the taskbar is not set to auto-hide, the lower part of the test set display is
obscured by the taskbar.
Step Notes
1 Press
Alt to select the File menu in the menu bar. The focus must be in the appropriate
window.
2 Use the
Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys to move
horizontally to the Format menu.
3 Press the
Down Arrow to expand the Format menu.
4 Use the
Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to move
vertically to the Sheet menu item.
5 Press the
Right Arrow key to expand the Sheet
sub-menu.
The Rename sub-menu item appears
already selected. If another item in
the same sub-menu is required, use
the
Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys
to move vertically to that item.
6 Press Enter to execute the selected action.