Is there a shortcut/utility to access menubar?

[eroxx]

I'd love to not have to move my mouse every time I want to access something in the menubar (file/edit/view/etc) ... Is there something I can do??

 

[gr8tfly]

Control-F2 (or control-fn-f2 on a portable)

Then navigate with arrow keys; make selection by hitting return.

A more direct way is to use the shortcuts for the menu item you want to use. For instance: cmd-c to copy. The shortcuts are listed next to the menu items that support them (though many apps have shortcuts for non-menu items too).

 

[eroxx]

Thanks for the quick reply - I'm on a 2008 iMac .. cntrl-f2 is not doing anything (nor is the other)

 

[Fuzzi]

if this shortcut is not working, go to system preferences => keyboard and change the shortcut there: http://d.pr/i/MX7K/5F6DnAiY

 

[Xe89]

I use Quicksilver and the plugin UI Access. Then I can bring up all menu commands with ctrl + space (or whatever) in the current application I'm using. Works like a faster version of the built-in search in the Help menu.

 

[eroxx]

I use launchbar ... would that have a similar function?

 

[Xe89]

I use launchbar ... would that have a similar function?

I do not know... you have to ask the developer about that. Or just join the dark, I mean other side and use Quicksilver