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2.3.2 Using NExS Menus

  The main menu bar is always visible across the top of the primary NExS display area.


When secondary data windows are displayed, the menu bar is not attached to each window; however, any operation invoked through the menu bar is applied to the window(s) containing the current cell. For more information on this topic, refer to ``Multiple Views'' in section 2.3.6, ``Spreadsheet Data Area.''

To view a pull-down menu from the menu bar:

  1. Move the mouse pointer to the desired menu title.

  2. Press the left mouse button.
OR

  1. Press [F10] on the keyboard.

  2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the desired menu title.

OR

  1. Press [F10].

  2. Type the underlined character in the menu selection you desire.

To select a menu action:

  1. Display the pull-down menu from the menu bar.

  2. Move the highlight to the desired menu selection.

  3. Release the mouse button.

Menu selections can result in any of three actions:

To display a submenu:

  1. Display a pull-down main menu from the menu bar.

  2. Move the highlight to a menu selection with an arrow next to it.

  3. Move the mouse to the right to display the submenu.
To select a submenu item:

  1. Pressing the left mouse button, move the highlight to the desired selection.

  2. Release the mouse button.


To avoid making a menu selection when you have displayed a menu, drag the pointer off the menu and release the mouse button. Keyboard users press the [Esc] or [F11] key.


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999