With PC, alt-something opens the something in the main menu. Does Mac have similar function? For example, is there a way to open View menu as if I click it?
2 Answers
Try CtrlF2 - that should highlight the Apple-symbol on the main menubar.
edit: The cursor keys and Enter then allow you to navigate, drill-down and ultimately select an item - just as you can on Windows.
also - can't claim credit for this, I learnt it here on the site! What are your favorite Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts?
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You can then use arrows and letters to navigate to the other menus and their items.– user588Sep 8, 2010 at 17:45
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@mankoff - sorry, yeah - good point! I'll edit my answer accordingly. Cheers!– robsoftSep 8, 2010 at 18:05
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apple.stackexchange.com/a/28168/327705 refer to this answer, it is working perfectly. Apr 12, 2019 at 2:03
There are two approaches to try: Control ^F2 or Command ⌘Shift ⇧Slash /
Advantages compared of both solution:
Feature | Control ^F2 | Command ⌘Shift ⇧Slash / |
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Starts on menu side | Left side | Right side |
Starts on menu item | | Help |
Menu state is | Highlighted | Opened |
Hand to use | Left hand | Right hand |
Closer to arrow keys | no | yes |
One hand operation | no | yes |
Personally I prefer the second solution since it is closer to navigation arrow keys →←↑↓ and the menu is already opened and only one hand, ie. right hand ☜ is involved into the operation.
Note: Some menu options are altered while holding the Option ⌥ key!