When you release the mouse button, the command is executed. This is an easy way to use menus because it makes selecting commands a single set of motions and a click of your mouse. Another way to pull down any menu is to hold down the Alt key on your keyboard and type the underlined letter in the menu name. To pull down the E dit menu, for example, hold down Alt while you type E . When the menu opens, you'll see that all the commands also have similar selection letters , or hot keys , assigned to them.
Every window has a control menu , which is used to control the window.
Everything you can do with the control menu, you can do faster by using other techniques. Moving, resizing, and closing windows are all done more easily by clicking the mouse and dragging. Then you press the down-arrow key to highlight the command you want to use. After you have chosen a command, use the arrow keys to control the actions. For example, choosing M ove lets you move a window around your screen with your arrow keys.