Presentation Manager commands are organized in menus. Each application has its own menus, with a System menu common to all applications. The System menu is represented by a box in the upper-left corner of each window; all other menus are represented by names in the menu bar below the title bar at the top of each window.
In Presentation Manager, you select a menu, then choose a command
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Choosing a Command
You can choose a command by using either a mouse or the keyboard.
To choose a command by using a mouse, do the following:
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[!] Click the command name.
If you're using the keyboard, you have two ways to choose commands from menus: the basic method and the direct-access method.
The basic method uses the DIRECTION keys. To choose a command by using the basic method, do the following:
IT] Press AL T or FlO to select the menu bar.
[!] Press the LEFf or RIGHT keys to select a menu on the menu bar.
@] Press ENTER to display the menu.
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If your application shows underlined letters in command and menu names, you can use the direct-access method. To choose a command by using the direct-access method, do the following:
IT] Press AL T or FlO.
[!] Press the underlined letter in the menu name.
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If you decide you don't want to choose a command, you can cancel the menu.
If you are using a mouse, you can cancel a menu without making another selection, by doing the following:
~ Click in a blank area outside the menu.
To cancel a menu and move back to the application work area by using the keyboard, do the following:
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Pressing ESC also cancels the menu; however, the selection cursor remains on the menu bar so that you can select another menu. To move back to the application work area, press ESC again.
A check mark next to a command name on a menu indicates the com-mand has been chosen and is active.
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An ellipsis ( ... ) next to a command name on a menu indicates that a dialog box will appear when the command is selected. For more information, see "Using a Dialog Box," later in this chapter.
In addition to application menus, a System menu appears in the upper-left corner of each window; it is represented by the System-menu box.
System-menu box
You use System-menu commands to manipulate windows; for example, to change their size or move them on your screen, and to switch
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between applications. Some dialog boxes also have System menus. The following table describes the System-menu commands:
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Some applications do not have all of these commands listed on their System menus. For example, the Close command is not on the System menu in Start Programs because you cannot close the Start Programs window.
Although you choose commands from the System menu as you would from any other menu, you select the System menu in a different way.
To select the System menu by using a mouse, do the following:
~ In a window, click the System-menu box in the upper-left corner of the window; in an icon, click the icon.
To select the System menu by using the keyboard, do the following:
~ Press ALT+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+ESC.
You can then use either the basic method or the direct-access method to choose the command you want.
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Commands in Work-Area Windows
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[!] Press the RIGHT key.
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System-menu commands
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Inactive Commands
When you see a command name grayed on its menu, it means the com-mand is inactive and cannot be used.
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Inactive commands
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You may have to select something before you can use the command, or it may be that the command cannot be used with your application; for example, the Control Panel window has a fixed size, so you cannot use either the Maximize or the Size command.
Some menus have shortcut keys, usually listed to the right of the com-mand name. Often these keys are a combination of a function key and the ALT or CTRL key. You use these keys to choose a command without first selecting the menu where the command is located. The following list shows the System-menu shortcut keys:
Command Press
Restore ALT+FS
Move ALT+F7
Size ALT+FS
Minimize ALT+F9
Maximize ALT+FlO
Close ALT+F4
Task Manager CTRL+ESC
For example, to enlarge a window by using the shortcut keys for the Maximize command, you select the window and press ALT+FIO.
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