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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="question"
id="keyboard-key-menu">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="keyboard" group="a11y"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="shell-keyboard-shortcuts"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="a11y#mobility" group="keyboard"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.7.91" version="0.2" date="2013-03-16" status="new"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Juanjo Marín</name>
<email>juanj.marin@juntadeandalucia.es</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>The <key>Menu</key> key launches a context menu with the keyboard
rather than with a right-click.</desc>
</info>
<title>What is the <key>Menu</key> key?</title>
<p>The <key>Menu</key> key, also known as the <em>Application</em> key, is a
key found on some Windows-oriented keyboards. This key is usually on the
bottom-right of the keyboard, next to the <key>Ctrl</key> key, but it can be
placed in a different location by keyboard manufacturers. It is usually
depicted as a cursor hovering above a menu:
<media its:translate="no" type="image" mime="image/svg" src="figures/keyboard-key-menu.svg">
<key>Menu</key> key icon</media>.</p>
<comment>
<cite>Juanjo Marín</cite>
<p>Clipart under public domain downloaded from
http://www.clker.com/clipart-15445.html</p>
</comment>
<p>The primary function of this key is to launch a context menu with the
keyboard rather than by clicking the right mouse button: this is useful if
mouse or a similar device is not available, or when the right mouse button is
not present.</p>
<p>The <key>Menu</key> key is sometimes omitted in the interest of space,
particularly on portable and laptop keyboards. In this case, some keyboards
include a <key>Menu</key> function key that can be activated in combination
with the Function (<key>Fn</key>) key.</p>
<p>The <em>context menu</em> is a menu that pops up when you right-click. The
menu that you see, if any, is dependent on the context and function of the
area that you right-clicked. When you use the <key>Menu</key> key, the
context menu is shown for the area of the screen that your cursor is over at
the point when the key is pressed.</p>
</page>
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