Chapter 5.5 Keyboard Menu Navigation
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Lubuntu allows you to move through the menus of with only the keyboard instead of having to use the mouse. Looking at the menus there is an underlined with a letter. To open that menu with a for example  the file menu in LibreOffice writer can be opened with :kbd:`Alt + F`. One other thing to notice is that with :kbd:`Alt + underlined character`. The currently selected menu item will appear in a different color. If you want to see on your menu to have the menu shown hold down :kbd:`Alt` and then press that key to see what it is to press.

Once you have the menu opened you can use the :kbd:`Up arrow` and :kbd:`Down arrow` keys to move up and down in a menu. Another way to move down in the menu is to press :kbd:`Tab` key. If the menu has :menuselection:`-->` to the right you can press :kbd:`Right arrow` to expand into a submenu. To move back up a level from the menu press :kbd:`Left arrow`. If you want to exit the menu press :kbd:`Escape`. To move to adjacent menu to the left press :kbd:` Left arrow`. To move to an adjacent menu to the right press :kbd:` right arrow`. To activate an item on your menu press :kbd:`Enter`. If you press the :kbd:`Down arrow` or :kbd:`Tab` keys at the bottom of the menu you will be taken back to the top of the menu.

If there is not a submenu available you can use :kbd:`Right arrow` to move to the next menu to the right. If you are at the highest level of a menu press :kbd:`Left arrow` to move to the menu to the left. To close a menu press the :kbd:`Escape` key.        

.. image:: menu-example.png
