METHODS FOR QUICK SELECTION OF DESIRED ITEMS FROM HIERARCHICAL COMPUTER MENUS

A method of conveniently making a selection from a set of options available in a computer program is described. As successive letters which make up the proposed selection are entered, successively smaller lists of options corresponding to the entered letters are displayed. At any point, the user makes a selection by moving a cursor to a desired selection and pressing a button or key to indicate that the selection has been made.