[Athen] The Ribbon in Microsoft Word

[Robert Spangler]

Hello everyone!  I'm using a screen reader with Word 2016 (NVDA to be
specific) and I am trying to figure out how to activate submenus on the
ribbon.  For example, the first button off the Home tab is the Paste
button.  I have been told, though, that there is an arrow next to it that
when clicked will open a menu with related options, such as Paste Special.

How does one access this menu with the keyboard?  I can get to the paste
button itself, but pressing enter on it of course executes the paste
command.  Pressing the applications key or right clicking pulls up another
menu, but not the one I want.  I noticed that, with NVDA, routing the
cursor to the object, using some object nav magic then left-clicking
produces the menu with Paste Special, Text Only, etc but there has to be an
easier way...I hope?

Thanks in advance for your wisdom!

Robert


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Robert Spangler
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