THUNDER HELP SYSTEM

EXCEL MENU BAR - VIEW

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 - View 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 twice, focus will then be placed on the "View" menu item, Thunder will then announce "View menu item with sub menu". Press the Down Cursor key and the View menu will be opened.

2. Hold down the ALT key and press the letter "V" once, focus will now be placed on the top item in the View 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.

Normal - checked or unchecked; Page Break Preview; Tool Bars - with sub menu; Fornular Bar - checked or unchecked; Status Bar - checked or unchecked; Header and Footer; Comments; Custom Views; Full Screen; Zoom

You will note that most of these options relate to a sighted user, you may want these for your sighted friends.

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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