Use keyboard for selecting menu items

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Use keyboard for selecting menu items in vb.net.
All the menu item may use through keyboard. please sending the code.

i want to selecting menu items totatly through keyboard....

Posted 19-Dec-10 21:34pm

sandeep sonkar

Updated 19-Dec-10 22:25pm

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Sandeep Mewara 20-Dec-10 3:49am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2010-12-19T21:58:00

Two ways to do it:
1) Place an '&' character in front of the character you want the user to use as a hot-key. This will underline that character, and allow [ALT]+ Key to open the menu, and Key to activate once the menu is open.
"&File" - [ALT]+F opens the file menu.
..."&Save" - S will save the file.

2) Highlight the menu item in the designer. Use the ShortcutKeys property. This will provide a hot key within the current form to activate the menu item.

'&' in a button text has the same effect.

There is also a way to use [ALT] + key combinations within the form for non-button items:
1) Place a label immediately before the control in the tab order (there is menu button in VS to show / change the tab order).
2) Use the '&' character as above.