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Use the keyboard to activate the menu bar

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Mar 15, 202611792 views
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In OSX, is it possible to navigate the menu bar without using the mouse (such as the arrow keys)? I'm looking for something similar to how Windows does this – pressing Alt allows the arrow keys to navigate the menu bar, pressing Enter invokes the menu item. This is more ergonomic as my hands don't …

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Fix for: Use the keyboard to activate the menu bar

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From Mac OSX Keyboard Commands: Full Keyboard Access (see Chapter 3) control+F1 to enable Full Keyboard Access (only needed once), then control+F2 (or control+M) is the command you are looking for.

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