Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Jaguar Edition, The

Choosing a Menu Command

To choose a command from a menu, click once on any of the choices along the menu bar. The menu will pop open for you. As you move your mouse down the list of commands, the different choices highlight, or become selected, as you pass over them. When the one you want is highlighted, click on it.

Practice: Position the pointer over any word in the menu bar, then click on that word. Run the pointer down the list and watch the various commands highlight. Don’t click anything yet unless you know what it will do!

The command “Clean Up” is highlighted—click on it to activate it.

Changing your mind

If you change your mind ...