Menus on a Web Page
Menus on a web page are much like menus in programs. They have main heading areas, and menus of items which drop down from those headings. Menu items can have sub menu items. Generally, you can move to one of these headings, down arrow, and then right arrow if you hear "sub menu." When the menu is set to use a cursor focus, this process is easy. There are some menus which only respond to a "mouse hover." Following is such a menu. It is designed to not drop down with standard keyboard commands. You should be able to use keys such as Tab and arrows to move through the menu items, but it will not drop down. If you desire, you can use your screen reader "links list" to list all of the menu items. There is a lesson on the "Internet Lessons" web page of this site which teaches you to turn off the "Styles." If you turn off styles, the result will be a page with a long list of links. The menu below has items that do not take you to any other web page. On an active web pages such as a news site, hitting Enter on a menu item will take you to a different web page. If you are using a screen enlarger, move the mouse over the menu items below and they will drop down. Imagine the menu below on a much larger web page, such as a news site. Think about how you will be able to find such a menu, and then how you will know that it is a menu. Practice moving through the menus below. There are three main items, going from left to right, titled, "Computer Class, Accessibility Class, and Build Your Own Computer Class." Under each of these three main items are menus and sub menus. Your screen reader will call these areas lists and links. When you are finished, move to the link at the bottom of this page titled "BACK" to go to the "Internet Lessons" web page.