Navigating Menus

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate menus:

Keys Function
up arrow and down arrow Give focus to the next or previous menu item on a menu.
right arrow

If the menu item that has focus is a submenu, open the submenu and give focus to the first menu item on the submenu.

If the menu item that has focus is not a submenu, open the next menu on the menubar.

left arrow

If the menu item that has focus is a submenu item, switch the focus back to the submenu.

If the menu item that has focus is not a submenu item, open the previous menu on the menubar.

Return Select the focused menu item and close the open menus.
access key Select the menu item that is associated with the access key and close the menu.
spacebar Select the focused menu item and close the menu except when the menu item is a check box or radio button.
Esc Close the menu.