MAIN SCREEN
NAVIGATION PART 2
TERMS AND
DEFINITIONS:
SUB-MENU: a menu
within a menu
LIST BOX: a box with
a list
ACCELERATOR KEYS: a
quick way of moving in a list by use of the underlined letter
COMBINATION KEYS: a
way performing commands by using more than one key at a time
KEYS YOU WILL NEED TO
KNOW:
Windows Keys:WINDOWS, ENTER, ESCAPE (ESC),
ALT, TAB, F4
EXPLANATION:
When the start button
is pressed, the start menu opens. This
is done by pressing the windows key. The
start menu has a list of items. For this reason, navigation of the start menu
is accomplished using arrow keys. A sub-menu is opened using the right arrow
key and is closed by using the escape (esc) key; using the esc key backs out of
menus one at a time. The start menu can
be closed at any time by using the alt key.
When a program or file is located, it is opened by pressing enter. Those items will be listed in the task bar.
Task bar items can be viewed or read by pressing alt + tab. You can exit a
program by pressing alt + f4. The desktop is accessed at any time by pressing
alt + tab or windows key + m.
ACTIVITIES:
1)
Open
the start menu using the windows key and arrow listening for
a)
Item
names
b)
Underlined
letter (or the accelerator key)
c)
Sub-menu
2)
Open
start menu and navigate to programs with arrow key, right arrow to open
accessories, arrow to calculator and back out of each menu with escape
3)
Do
number 2 again and close all menus with alt key
4)
Open
start menu and navigate to programs with arrow key, right arrow to open
accessories, arrow to calculator and press enter
5)
Press
alt tab till it says calculator and exit program with alt f4
6)
Open
start menu and press p for programs, a for accessories if needed, c till you
hear calculator and press enter
7)
Press
alt tab if necessary till it say calculator and exit program with alt f4