Shortcut Menus 

Shortcut menus, also referred to as right-click, context, or pop-up menus, provide an efficient way for the user to access commands relating to specific objects. Because shortcut menus are displayed at the mouse pointer’s current location, they eliminate the need for the user to move the pointer to the menu bar or a toolbar. In addition, because you include on shortcut menus commands that are specific to the object or to its immediate context, shortcut menus reduce the number of commands the user must browse through.

The shortcut menus included in any program depend on the objects and context supplied by that application.

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Concepts

Access Keys
Check Boxes
Drop-Down Menus
Menus
Option Buttons
Title Bars