Access Keys '&' underline 1

[djj55]

Hello, I am trying to get a command button to show the underline by placing an ampersand before the letter. It shows at design time but will only show after I press the <ALT> key at run time. My users will not know that the access key is avalible if the line is not there. They will not remember if I say press the <ALT> key to get the lines.
Any ideas?
Thanks
djj
[Mad]You have to love Microsoft.

 

[macleod1021]

This little feature is under your display settings. Go to the control panel>>display>>Appearance Tab>>Effects Button. Once there, clear the check mark in the "Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key". Click OK until your back at your desktop and it should work.

 

[djj55]

Thanks that was so intuitive, it must be something Microsoft came up with.

 

[macleod1021]

It is a new feature in XP. They decided that hiding the underscores would make it easier to read. I never had a problem with it, but for someone that has poor eyesight, I could see the advantage.

 

[infinitelo]

also, if you use narrator (xp's text reading app) it will say underline F ile if you "read" the menus.
hide the underscore, and it will say FILE.

not sure how speech recognizer will act.

if it is to be it's up to me