On Windows, access keys are the single letter in a menu item that is underlined. Access keys are defined by placing the & character before the letter in the menu text that should be underlined.
Access keys are for menu navigation via keyboard characters.
Access keys can be used to open top-level application menus via the alt key.
Once a menu is open, access keys can execute the associated menu item.
On Windows,
access keys
are the single letter in a menu item that is underlined. Access keys are defined by placing the&
character before the letter in the menu text that should be underlined.Access keys are for menu navigation via keyboard characters. Access keys can be used to open top-level application menus via the
alt
key.Once a menu is open, access keys can execute the associated menu item.
Access keys are independent of/orthogonal to keybindings/keyboard shortcuts: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/input/access-keys
(Keybindings/shortcuts are not dependent upon menus/menu items.)
(Bug? or feature request?)