Why can't I see the shortcut letters?

If you are using Windows 2000 or above, you may have noticed that you don't always see the underlined letter in menu or command names such as File, Edit.

One way to make them appear is to press the left hand Alt. key (usually found to the left of the space bar) Tap it again and they disappear.

Image showing DBT main menu with underscored shortcut letter.

To turn them on permanently, proceed as follows:

  1. Right click on the Desktop background.
  2. Choose Properties.
  3. Choose the "Appearance" tab in the Display Properties dialog that pops up.
  4. Click on the "Effects" button.
  5. Un-check the last checkbox ("Hide keyboard navigation until...") shown in the illustration below..
  6. Click the OK button.