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Activate Menu by Underlined Letter

Press Alt + the underlined letter in a menu or dialog to quickly execute that command or open that menu item.

Alt + underlined letter

When to use it

When navigating menus, context menus, or dialog boxes that show underlined letters in command labels.

Pro tip

If you don't see underlined letters, press and release Alt to make them appear.

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