MENU BAR


     The Menu bar is the strip of words across the top of the screen.  The words identify the following menus:  File, Edit, Text, Model and Window.  Each of these menus contains a set of items.  Each item, when selected, carries out a designated task.

     A menu is opened (revealing the contained items) by clicking, and holding, on the menu title.  A particular menu item is selected by dragging the mouse over that item, and then releasing the mouse button.  As soon as an item is selected, its function is carried out.  Note:  Items can only be selected when they are enabled.

     Alternatively, menu items can be selected with the keyboard.  For example, the element attributes of the formula can be displayed by pressing Ctrl+E (i.e., by holding down the Ctrl key, and then pressing the E key).  There are many other keyboard shortcuts, each of which is indicated in the particular menu item title.  For a complete list of shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts.