
<section>
    <title>
        Menu Bar
    </title>
    <para>
        The menu bar displays the headings for each of &app_name;'s menus.
    </para>
    <para>
        To display a menu, either click on its heading with the mouse,
        or press the <keytext>Alt</keytext> key plus the underlined letter
        in the heading of the menu. For example, to display the Help menu,
        press <keytext>Alt + H</keytext>. Note that on some versions of
        Microsoft Windows, the underline segments will be hidden until you
        press the <keytext>Alt</keytext> key.
    </para>
    <para>
        To choose an item on a menu, either: click on the item; press
        the key corresponding to an underlined letter in the item's text;
        or select the item using the up and down arrow keys, and then
        press the <keytext>Enter</keytext> key.
    </para>
    <para>
        The result of choosing a menu item depends on the item's type.
    </para>
    <unorderedlist>
        <listitem>
            <para>
                Choosing a menu item that ends with a small triangle will cause
                a secondary menu to appear.
            </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
            <para>
                Choosing a menu item that ends with three dots ... displays a
                dialog box. All dialog boxes have a Cancel button. Therefore,
                if you are browsing &app_name;'s user interface, it is always
                safe to click on a menu item ending in three dots. You can inspect
                the dialog box and then cancel it.
            </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
            <para>
                Choosing any other menu item will cause an action to immediately
                occur.
            </para>
        </listitem>
    </unorderedlist>
    <para>
        Menu items that do not currently apply will appear in gray.
    </para>
</section>

