Navigating dialog boxes
You can use the keyboard to navigate dialog boxes.
To navigate the workspace, see Navigating the workspace. To navigate tables, see Navigating tables.
To navigate a dialog box:
- To move through dialog box options, press Tab.
On the Macintosh, pressing Tab moves the insertion point from one text field to the next.
- To accept a choice and exit the dialog box, press Enter or Return.
- To close the dialog box without making any changes, press Escape or Alt+F4 (Windows).
- (Windows Only) To move through choices for an option, use the arrow keys.
For example, if an option has a pop-up menu, move focus to that option, then use the Down Arrow key to move through the choices.
- (Windows Only) To move through a category list, press Control+Tab to shift focus to the category list, then use the arrow keys to move up or down the list.
To see an example of a category list, select Edit > Preferences.
- (Windows Only) To shift to the options for a category in a category list, press Control+Tab.