Why do MenuItem headers have underscores before them? Why do MenuItem headers have underscores before them? wpf wpf

Why do MenuItem headers have underscores before them?


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Its to designate the keyboard shortcut.

"_Edit" means that CTRL + E will activate that menu item, whereas

"E_dit" means that CTRL + D will work.

Also, the underscored letter will have an underline when in focus to clue the user in to the keyboard shortcut.

From MSDN

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