Comments on: Context Menu Key

By: Ute-S

Ute-S — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:09:30 +0000

Thank you for pointing me to that key, Jon. I never used it, though I use the context menu a lot. As it is very useful for PowerPoint users, too, I blogged about it yesterday: http://www.ppt-user.de/blogger/index.php/entdeckungsreise-auf-meiner-tastatur-die-kontextmenue-taste/20090826200012/ (in German).

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:39:35 +0000

They also use these studies to justify things like Bob, and the ribbon.

By: Matt Healy

Matt Healy — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:55:58 +0000

I read somewhere that despite many years of trying to educate users, when Microsoft does usability testing they STILL find lots of people never use the right mouse button, let alone the context menu key.

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:46:12 +0000

Tony – Your problem is that you use the mouse with the wrong hand.

Tom – I knew there was a function key for it, but I never remember what it is. Thanks for the reminder.

By: ttrygve

ttrygve — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:38:14 +0000

It’s worth noting that Shift-F10 does the exact same thing, if you ever find yourself on a keyboard without that button.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:53:50 +0000

No kidding huh. I never knew what that key was for. I will say that it seems a bit awkward to reach over with my left hand to the right side of the keyboard when using the mouse with my right hand. But for sole keyboarding or laptop work, that’s a nice feature. Thanks for sharing Jon!