Underlined letters on main menu

[Uriel]

I only see the underlines when I press the ALT key. How do I set it up so I
see them always?

 

[Uriel]

Found the answer:

Control Panel / Display / Appearance / Effects

I only see the underlines when I press the ALT key. How do I set it up so I
see them always?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Right click the Desktop | Properties |
Appearance tab | Effects button |
UNCheck: Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the
Alt key | OK |Apply | OK

[[Specifies whether to suppress the drawing of keyboard shortcuts (the
underlined characters in menus and controls) and input focus indicators (the
dotted rectangles around objects), until you actually start using the
keyboard to navigate in Windows, generally with the ALT, TAB, or arrow
keys.]]



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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Uriel]

Thanks Wesley! I'd found it.

I prefer saying "Control Panel / Display / Appearance / Effects" because I
can get there without touching the mouse. (Also, I normally never see the
desktop except momentarily when booting up.)

Gratuitous comment: Too bad "Hide underlined letters for keyboard
navigation" is the default. Is that for aesthetics? I would guess it keeps
mouse-holders in the dark about the alternative.

Right click the Desktop | Properties |
Appearance tab | Effects button |
UNCheck: Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the
Alt key | OK |Apply | OK

[[Specifies whether to suppress the drawing of keyboard shortcuts (the
underlined characters in menus and controls) and input focus indicators (the
dotted rectangles around objects), until you actually start using the
keyboard to navigate in Windows, generally with the ALT, TAB, or arrow
keys.]]



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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

No mouse involved with this one...
Windows key + R | Type: control color | Hit Enter

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wesley! I'd found it.

I prefer saying "Control Panel / Display / Appearance / Effects" because I
can get there without touching the mouse. (Also, I normally never see the
desktop except momentarily when booting up.)

Gratuitous comment: Too bad "Hide underlined letters for keyboard
navigation" is the default. Is that for aesthetics? I would guess it keeps
mouse-holders in the dark about the alternative.

Right click the Desktop | Properties |
Appearance tab | Effects button |
UNCheck: Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press
the Alt key | OK |Apply | OK

[[Specifies whether to suppress the drawing of keyboard shortcuts (the
underlined characters in menus and controls) and input focus indicators
(the dotted rectangles around objects), until you actually start using the
keyboard to navigate in Windows, generally with the ALT, TAB, or arrow
keys.]]



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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I only see the underlines when I press the ALT key. How do I set it up so
I see them always?

 

[Uriel]

Thank you again.

(I didn't know about

Windows key + R (for RUN)

nor about the "control color" command.)

No mouse involved with this one...
Windows key + R | Type: control color | Hit Enter

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wesley! I'd found it.

I prefer saying "Control Panel / Display / Appearance / Effects" because I
can get there without touching the mouse. (Also, I normally never see the
desktop except momentarily when booting up.)

Gratuitous comment: Too bad "Hide underlined letters for keyboard
navigation" is the default. Is that for aesthetics? I would guess it keeps
mouse-holders in the dark about the alternative.

Right click the Desktop | Properties |
Appearance tab | Effects button |
UNCheck: Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press
the Alt key | OK |Apply | OK

[[Specifies whether to suppress the drawing of keyboard shortcuts (the
underlined characters in menus and controls) and input focus indicators
(the dotted rectangles around objects), until you actually start using the
keyboard to navigate in Windows, generally with the ALT, TAB, or arrow
keys.]]



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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I only see the underlines when I press the ALT key. How do I set it up so
I see them always?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Here are some more.

Description of Control Panel Files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313808

Description of Control Panel (.cpl) Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;149648

How to Open Control Panel Folders from the Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;180025

You do not need to open a command prompt, Just the Run box.

Open Control Panel...
Start | Run | control | OK

Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | control folders | OK

Some will open without using control (quicker to type).
i.e. Start | Run | sysdm.cpl | OK
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Here are a few...

control admintools Administrative Tools

Control color Display Properties @Screen Saver tab

control date/time Date and Time Properties

control desktop Display Properties

control folders Folder Options

control fonts Fonts Folder

control international Regional and Language Options

control keyboard Keyboard Control Panel

control main.cpl @X Mouse Control Panel

control main.cpl @1 Keyboard Control Panel

control mouse Mouse Control Panel

Control netconnections Network Connections

control printers Printers Folder

control schedtasks Add Scheduled Task

control Sysdm.cpl System Properties @General tab

control Sysdm.cpl,System,1 System Properties @computer Name tab

control Sysdm.cpl,System,2 System Properties @Hardware tab

control Sysdm.cpl,System,3 System Properties @Advanced tab

control Sysdm.cpl,System,4 System Properties @System Restore tab

control Sysdm.cpl,System,5 System Properties @Automatic Updates tab

control Sysdm.cpl,System,6 System Properties @Remote tab

control userpasswords User Accounts (Home version)

control userpasswords2 User Accounts (Pro version)
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you again.

(I didn't know about

Windows key + R (for RUN)

nor about the "control color" command.)

No mouse involved with this one...
Windows key + R | Type: control color | Hit Enter

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wesley! I'd found it.

I prefer saying "Control Panel / Display / Appearance / Effects" because
I can get there without touching the mouse. (Also, I normally never see
the desktop except momentarily when booting up.)

Gratuitous comment: Too bad "Hide underlined letters for keyboard
navigation" is the default. Is that for aesthetics? I would guess it
keeps mouse-holders in the dark about the alternative.

Right click the Desktop | Properties |
Appearance tab | Effects button |
UNCheck: Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press
the Alt key | OK |Apply | OK

[[Specifies whether to suppress the drawing of keyboard shortcuts (the
underlined characters in menus and controls) and input focus indicators
(the dotted rectangles around objects), until you actually start using
the keyboard to navigate in Windows, generally with the ALT, TAB, or
arrow keys.]]



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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I only see the underlines when I press the ALT key. How do I set it up
so I see them always?