THUNDER HELP SYSTEM

EXCEL MENU BAR - HELP

After the Worksheet has been initialised the focus will be placed on the cell A1 However, if the Worksheet has been worked on before, the focus will be placed on the cell which was last occupied by you the User.

There are 2 ways of focusing on the Menu Bar - Help Option, these are:-

1. Press the ALT key, focus will be placed on the first item on the Menu Bar "File". Press the Right Cursor key 8 times, Thunder will then announce "Help menu item with sub menu", press the Down Cursor key and the option menu will be opened. 2. Hold down the ALT key and press the letter "H" once, focus will now be placed on the top item in the Help option.

There can be many options in a menu list, these can vary according to the version of the program currently running. An example of such a list is shown below and a very brief description of some of its functions.

The shortcut key combinations are shown in brackets following the option.

Microsoft Excel Help (F1) - Excel built-in Help; Show Office Assistant; What's This (Shift + 1); Office On The Webb; Lotus 1 2 3 Help; Detect and Repair; About Microsoft Excel - Details of Copyright imformation and to whom the version is Licensed.

Have some fun trying out these options. Please be careful when experimenting, we do not want you to loose any vital data.

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The Excel Menu Bar in more detail.

< href="Excel_mB_File.htm">The File Menu

The Edit Menu

The View Menu

The Insert Menu

The Format Menu

The Tools Menu

The Data Menu

The Window Menu