Using Shortcut Menus for Quick Results

Windows Vista and the programs that work with it were designed to be intuitive—that is, they anticipate what you’re likely to want to do when you’re working on a particular task, and they place the appropriate commands on a shortcut menu that you open by clicking the right mouse button. These shortcut menus are dynamic, which means they change depending on the task in progress.

Use a Shortcut Menu Command

  1. Right-click an item.

  2. Choose a command from the shortcut menu to accomplish the task at hand. If the item or ...

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