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Access the Menus

Most menus have assigned mnemonics or accelerator keys for selecting menu options and submenu options. You can also use the arrow keys to move to and select options on menus and submenus.

You can access the various menus using the keys described in the following table:

Key or Key Combination

Description

F10

Accesses the menus on the main menu bar.

Shift+F10

Displays the pop-up menu for the current view. Note that this shortcut depends on your window manager, but typically it is Shift+F10.

Ctrl+F10

Opens the drop-down menu for the current view if one exists. For PAD Code View editors, Ctrl+F10 opens the menu for the vertical ruler on the left of the editor area.

Alt+mnemonic

Activates a menu on the Diagram Trace Utility main menu bar. For example, Alt+W activates the Window menu.

Alt

Gives the focus to the menu bar.