Windows.XP.in.a.Nutshell.1002005.2Ed [Electronic resources]

What is displayed in any given menu is up to the application, but the look and feel of the menus is constant across nearly all Windows applications and can be configured with these settings. See also "Start Menu".

Menu animation, enable / disable

Control Panel Display Appearance tab Effects Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips

Menus, animation (enable / disable)

Control Panel System Advanced tab Performance section Settings Visual Effects tab Custom

Menus, fonts and colors

Control Panel Display Appearance tab Advanced choose "Menu" from the "Item" list

Menus, highlight color and font

Control Panel Display Appearance tab Advanced choose "Selected Items" from the "Item" list

Menus, shadows (enable / disable)

Control Panel Display Appearance tab Effects Show shadows under menus

Menus, size

Control Panel Display Appearance tab Advanced choose "Menu" from the "Item" list

Menus, underlined keyboard shortcuts (show / hide)

Control Panel Display Appearance tab Effects Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key