Menus are the primary method of user
control of FS/2 as they provide
a means
to access many of the functions and controls.
There are two forms of menus in FS/2: Action Bar (pull-down) and context (pop-up) menus.
Using the Mouse
Context menus are generally easier to use with a mouse since they popup near the mouse pointer and reduce desktop mouse mileage. In some cases, a selection is also made with the RMB click on the object for which the menu will provide some function specific to that object. Once accessed, selecting options on a menu is identical in both forms. Click the left mouse button with the pointer on the desired menu item, or press the underlined menu control character to invoke an action. Clicking with the left mouse button anywhere outside of the menu or pressing the Esc key will exit the menu without selecting an action. A LMB click on any menu item starts the menu item action.
Using the Keyboard
Use the Alt key to access the Action Bar menu, then use the cursor keys to select a menu item and keyboard Enter to start a menu action.
Use Shift+F10 to access the context menus for the Drives, Directories and Files windows. Not all context menus are accessible from the keyboard.
Accelerator key assignments are listed beside the menu options and are useful to quickly learn hot key shortcuts to performing actions in FS/2.
Menu Help
Item specific help is generally available for menu items. Use the cursor keys to move to the item of interest or press and hold the LMB on the item and press F1. Some menus have a Help item at the bottom which, when accessed, has hypertext links to all menu items on that menu.