Movement and editing within a dialog box may be carried out according to the key definitions as described in your computer manual. A brief reminder of some of these keys follows:
TAB |
Move from option to option |
SHIFT+TAB |
Move from option to option in reverse order |
ALT+character (Windows) |
Move to option whose letter matches character |
Option+character (Mac) |
Move to option whose letter matches character |
Arrow key |
Move cursor within a data box |
HOME |
Move cursor to start of data within a data box |
END |
Move cursor to end of data within a data box |
INSERT |
Toggle between type over and insert modes |
DELETE |
Delete the next character or the selected text |
BACKSPACE |
Delete the previous character |
ENTER (Windows) |
Activate the dialog box's default command button |
RETURN (Mac) |
Activate the dialog box's default command button |
SHIFT+cursor |
Select text across which cursor moves |
When the text in a dialog box is selected (highlighted), then typing any text will cause the existing text to be deleted. To avoid this, use the END or cursor keys to switch off the selection of text before typing any characters.
