Getting used to a new operating system is, but there are tips and tricks so you can learn it, making transition a lot easier. We use the Menu Bar all the time. This is the bar across the top of most program windows that includes items like; File, Edit, View, Tools, Insert, Help, etc. In Windows Vista, the menu bar is not visible in most windows. I find this very frustrating because I am always changing some settings using those menus.
If you are using Vista and you need to make a change or two, and taht is or was available in the menu bar, you can make the menu bar temporarily visible in Vista just by pressing the “Alt” key on your keyboard.

Try it now, following these steps:

1. Open a window by clicking on the “Start” orb and click on “Documents” in the right hand side of the menu
2. Your “Documents” window will open. Notice there is no menu bar visible.
3. Press the “Alt” key on your keyboard just once. The Menu bar will appear near the top of the window. It will stay there.
4. Press the “Alt” key again to hide the Menu bar.

So there you have it. One more mystery of the Unknown… SOLVED!