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Figure 3-6, I've
right-clicked on
the
Recycle Bin icon to display its context menu, which is a list of
special actions or commands that affect only that object. The idea is
that the options available for any given object in Windows depend
upon the context , the set of circumstances under
which you're operating. The "Empty
Recycle Bin" option is shown here, since it is
relevant to the context of the Recycle Bin, but since the Recycle Bin
is currently empty here, the option is grayed out (disabled). Nearly
all objects in Windows have their own context menus, almost always
accessible with the right mouse button. See "Windows Explorer" in Chapter 4 for details on customizing the context
menus for your files, folders, and certain Desktop items, and Chapter 8 for details on the way Windows stores file
type information.
Figure 3-8. Right-click nearly any object to display its context menu, a list of actions that can be performed with the selected object
Shift-F10 to display the context menu. If you
have a special Windows keyboard, there is a special key for this
purpose, usually located to the right of the spacebar. The most
frequently used item in most context menus is Properties, which can
be more quickly accessed by pressing Alt-Enter. Other
shortcuts for context menu items include
Del, F2, Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V for Delete, Rename, Cut, Copy,
and Paste, respectively.
Notes
- The bold item (usually, but not always, at the top of any given
context menu) is the default action, carried out when you
double-click. - Most new keyboards also include a context key (which looks like a menu with a
pointer on it) that will open the context menu of any selected item.
- Context menus exist for all
major interface elementsfiles, folders (including system
folders like My
Computer, Network Neighborhood, Recycle Bin, and
My Briefcase),
the Desktop, the
Taskbar, the
System
Tray, and so onbut they often also exist for elements within
an application window or dialog. If you're ever
stuck, try right-clicking on a user-interface element and see if
anything helpful pops up. - Individual buttons or other user interface elements often have
a context menu consisting of the
single entry "What's
This?", which gives a short description of what that
element is used for. In other cases, the context menu is more
extensive. For example, right-clicking on the files on your Desktop
(or even on an empty area of the Desktop) provides access to the
features that would otherwise be unavailable due to the absence of a
standard menu. Of particular use is the New entry, which allows you
to create a new Folder, Shortcut, or empty file. - Right-clicking on the
titlebar or the Taskbar button for an
open application displays the
context menu for the window, commonly known as the Control menu, also
accessible by clicking on the upper-left icon (see "Windows", later in this chapter).
Right-clicking in the body of the window gives you the context menu
for the application or the selected element within the application,
if one exists. Note that this is different from the context menu that
you get by clicking on the program's shortcut icon
when it is not running. - See "Send To," later in this chapter, for
details on the Send To command found in the context menu for files
and folders.
