Contextual menus All over your Mac you'll find what are called contextual menus, menus that vary depending on what you click upon. You'll eventually find different contextual menus in different icons, on a blank spot inside a window, a blank spot on the Desktop, in different applications, etc.To get a contextual menu, hold down the Control key (the key in the far-left or far-right corner of the main keyboard), then click on anything and see what pops up.This is a contextual menu for a disk.This is a contextual menu for an application that is "packaged" into one icon.This is a contextual menu for a document file.Exercise:
1. | Hold down the Control key and click on a folder, or on a blank spot in a window, a disk icon, a document, or an application. | 2. | For now, just take a look at the options in the different contextual menus. | 3. | To put away a contextual menu, let go of the Control key and click on an empty spot on the Desktop or window. |
Two-button mouse If you have a two-button mouse, you can use the right-hand button to open contextual menus without holding down the Control key! |