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Accelerator table
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> programming, an accelerator table allows an application to specify a list of <i>accelerators</i> (<a href="/facts/Keyboard_shortcut/mjeb82kI">keyboard shortcuts</a>) for menu items or other commands. For example, <a href="/facts/Control_key/31XW606Y">Ctrl</a>+S is often used as a shortcut to the File→Save menu item, Ctrl+O is a common shortcut to the File→Open menu item, etc. An accelerator takes precedence over normal processing and can be a convenient way to program some <a href="/facts/Event_handling/0YdM6AoB">event handling</a>. </p><p>Accelerator tables are usually located in the <a href="/facts/Resource_(Windows)/n8sNHBol">resources</a> section of the <a href="/facts/Portable_Executable/pJy7AkuY">binary</a>. Editors such as <a href="/facts/Resource_Tuner/LJQuWxML">Resource Tuner</a> are available that can modify the keystroke values and flags of the specific accelerator table. </p>