Is there a way to toggle the Alt key so I it doesn't select the top menu?

I am constantly pressing Alt key to zoom, move around the stage, coupled with hotkeys. But everytime I select Alt, it does what it is suppose to do, but then also selects the top portion of the menu. Any selections I make after that just cycles through the menu above or met with a loud, BONG...I'm doing something that I can't do. 

Tapping Alt key toggles between the stage and menu. But it does this when I use the Alt key for everything. And I'm pressing that key every 20-30 sec (work flow) its get annoying to have it have to hit it a second time to exit the menu that it auto selects after I held the Alt key for something like zooming with the magnifying glass.

I looked in the keymapping and preferences, I can't find anything that turns this option off. I would like that everytime I hit the Alt key that it doesn't select the top menu bar.

Anyone have any solutions?
Thanks