Submenu

Updated: 12/05/2021 by Computer Hope

Alternatively called a cascading menu, a submenu is a menu within another menu. For example, a submenu is often identified by having a small arrow or chevron pointing to the right at the edge of the option. Users using the keyboard to navigate a menu can access a submenu by pressing the right arrow key or collapse the submenu by pressing the left arrow key.

Windows file menu in a program.

In the picture, the "Recent Files" menu option has a submenu arrow. If Recent Files was selected, it shows a cascading menu of all recent files opened in this program.

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