class Notepad{ //Create the menu items private JMenuItem finD, findNexT; Notepad(){ /** *adding finD, findNexT & *adding a small image icon to the menu item */ ediT.add(finD = new JMenuItem("Find", new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/find.gif")))); ediT.add(findNexT = new JMenuItem("Find Next")); /** *allowing the finD menu item to be selected by pressing ALT + F *allowing the findNexT menu item to be selected by pressing ALT + F3 */ finD.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK)); findNexT.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F3, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK)); finD.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){ actions.finD(); } }); findNexT.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){ actions.findNexT(); } }); } }