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make it active. In Windows, panels can also When a checkbox is in focus, it can be
be navigated using the keyboard. Press: checked or cleared by pressing the Space-
• Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + F6 to navigate for- bar.
ward; • Drop-down lists can be browsed using
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Shift + F6 to the Up and Down arrow keys. When the
navigate backward. mouse pointer is directly over the drop-
down, the mouse scroll wheel can also be
When a panel name is active, you can also used; on a Mac, the list must also be
navigate the tree list using the Up and Down expanded. In Windows only, you can
arrow keys. press Tab to select the highlighted item in
By default, dialogs always open to the first the list and proceed to the next setting.
panel in the list; if you prefer, you can choose • Settings with spin control arrows can
to Open Dialogs to the Last Panel Visited. be adjusted by typing in the text field or
See “General Panel” on page 111,
using the Up and Down arrow keys.
Dialog panels and settings can be accessed When the mouse pointer is directly over
using the mouse. You can also navigate the the setting, the mouse scroll wheel can
settings on a given dialog panel using the also be used.
keyboard. For example:
• Slider bars can be adjusted by typ-
• Line items in tree lists can be browsed ing in the text field or using the Left and
using the arrow keys. Up and Down navi- Right arrow keys. When the mouse
gate the list, while Left and Right expand pointer is directly over the slider bar, the
and contract categories. mouse scroll wheel can also be used.
• Press the Tab key to shift focus from the • Line items in tables can be group selected
tree list to the first setting on the selected using the Ctrl or Shift keys, or by press-
panel. ing Ctrl+A.
• Press the Tab key to shift focus from one • Press Enter on your keyboard to close
setting to the next, or Shift + Tab to go in most dialogs and apply your changes.
the reverse direction.
• A check box can be checked or cleared Note: Keyboard navigation in dialogs may
by pressing the Spacebar or the + or - vary somewhat depending on your computer
keys, respectively, while it is in focus. platform.
• Columns of radio buttons can be navi-
gated using the Up and Down arrow In the Mac version of the software, Dictation
keys; rows can be navigated using the is supported in dialogs. Select Edit> Start
Left and Right arrows. Select a radio but- Dictation, then open a dialog. Say the word
ton by pressing the Spacebar while it is in “Numeral” before a number to enter it as a
focus. numeric value or immediately follow a
number with a unit such as “foot” to enter it
• Settings in list boxes can be navigated as a measurement.
using the Up and Down arrow keys.

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