The menu bar conatins dropdown menus for editing, building, and debugging your program. You can navigate menu items using the keyboard or using the mouse. You’ll find a complete description of each menu and its contents in CrossStudio menu summary.

###### Navigating menus using the mouse

To navigate menus using the mouse, do the following;

- Click the required menu title in the menu bar; the menu appears.
- Click the required menu item in the dropdown menu.

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- Click and hold the mouse on the required menu title in the menu bar; the menu appears.
- Drag the mouse to the required menu item on the dropdown menu.
- Release the mouse.

###### Navigating menus using the keyboard

To navigate menus using the keyboard, do the following:

- Tap the Alt key which focuses the menu bar.
- Use the Left and Right keys to navigate to the required menu.
- Use the Up or Down key to activate the requied menu
- Type Alt or Esc to cancel menu selection at any time.

Each menu on the menu bar has one letter underlined, its shortcut, so to activate the menu using the keyboard:

- Whilst holding down the Alt key, type the menu’s shortcut.

Once the menu has dropped down you can navigate it using the cursor keys:

- Use Up and Down to move up and down the menu.
- Use Esc to cancel a dropdown menu.
- Use Right or Enter to open a submenu.
- Use Left or Esc to close a submenu and return to the parent menu.
- Type the underlined letter in a menu item to activate that menu item.
- Type Enter to activate the selected menu item.