Invoke Layout Drop-Down Menu Via Keyboard

[Jeremy Bonios]

Does anybody know how I can bring up the LAYOUT DROP-DOWN MENU with a keyboard shortcut? It a pain in the butt having to reach for the mouse simply to invoke this menu.

FileMaker Version: 6

Platform: Mac OS 9

[Vaughan]

Use the Tab key to tab into the field. (Assuming the field is included in the layout's tab order of course.)

I just noticed you're in Mac OS 9... tabbing into a menu might not open it, it may require a mouse click.

[-Queue-]

I believe he's referring to the Layout menu on the Status Area, which, as far as I'm aware, cannot be accessed without a mouse click.

[MoonShadow]

Hmmm, I thought popup also. I don't know Macs but if you want a shortcut key to pop a popup (and don't mean the Status Bar), just create a script.

A simple Go To Field [YourPopupField] should do the job. Just be sure it is one of the first 9 (err, thanks Anatoli) 10 entries in Scripts and then evoke the proper [Ctrl]-#.

And, as far as I'm aware, it would work on menu or list; and would also work on all (most??) FM versions on any OS.