Troubleshooting guide

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Using Microsoft Windows XP
Windows Shortcuts and Miscellaneous Tasks
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:
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.