Menus

A guide for Jaws users, written by Chorlton Workshop for hsbp.

The structure of a menu

A menu is a list of menu items. For example, the menu items in the File menu in Microsoft Word include open, save, print and close. A menu item can be another menu, and this menu is known as a sub-menu. For example, the File menu in Outlook Express contains a sub-menu named New, and the items on this sub-menu include Mail Message, Contact and Folder. To navigate a menu:

To read the current menu item, press INSERT + UP ARROW.
To execute a menu item, press ENTER.
To move up or down one item, use the UP or DOWN ARROW respectively.
To move to the top or bottom of the list, press HOME or END respectively.
To close a menu, press ESC.
To open a sub-menu, press RIGHT ARROW.
To close a sub-menu, press LEFT ARROW or ESC.

Where menus are used

Start menu

This is used for starting programs, going to folders, logging off, shutting down, etc.. To open the Start menu, press WINDOWS KEY.

Menu bar

A menu bar is a horizontal list of menus, and all programs have one. For example, the menu bar in Word contains the following menus: File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Table, Window, and Help. To navigate a menu bar:

To move to the menu bar, press ALT. Initially, you will be on the File menu.
To leave the menu bar, press ESC.
To move one item to the left or right, press LEFT or RIGHT ARROW respectively.
To open a menu, press DOWN ARROW.

Shortcut menu

A shortcut menu is a list of the common actions you might want to apply to an object. For example, the shortcut menu for a folder includes the items Copy, Delete, and Properties. To open the shortcut menu for an object, select it, and press either APPLICATION KEY ( normally one key to the left of of the right CTRL key ) or SHIFT + F10.