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| If you have never used or even seen a windows software program, you can learn almost everything there is to know about how to use it by studying the main menu drop downs. These are the menus that run across the top bar on the main page of the program. |
Most windows programs have File and Edit menu items at the beginning of the main menu bar on the left end. Also, most all windows programs have the Help menu at the right end of the main menu bar. I am using MS Word 2000 to write this document and the main menu bar has nine menu titles and looks like the following: |
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When you left click on one of the menu titles, it drops down to show you the entire list of actions it deals with. For example the File menu contains a list of actions that can be performed with files.
Therefore the menu title (i.e., File is like the subject of the list
of items
in the drop down list. Likewise, under Edit the items in its drop down menu deal with editing. Of course the Help menu on the right end deals with the help offered by the program.
All Windows programs contain similar menus and if you review them, you can learn much about what the program can do and how you can use it. So, if you open these drop down menus, you can quickly get familiar with the following for example:
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1. What specific actions are contained in each drop down list. These actions are what the program is designed to do for you. 2. What specific actions are not listed. If not listed, the program probably can't do what you're looking for. 3. How the program works. You can click on the various items and try to get the program to do its thing with the various options. In other words you can get the feel of the program without using it for anything important. 4. How easy or difficult the program is to use.
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