InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Contextual menus are menus that change depending on the type of object selected or where the mouse is positioned . The benefit of contextual menus is that you don't have to move all the way up to the menu bar to invoke a command. Also the menu changes to provide you commands that are appropriate for the type of object chosen.

The contextual menu changes depending on what type of object is selected.

To display contextual menus:

• (Mac) Hold the Control key and click the mouse button.

  or

  (Win) Click the right mouse button.

  Tip

  The contextual menu cursor appears as you hold the Control key.