Introduction • Select also means you should use your pointing device to highlight or specify an item on the computer screen. Selecting an item with a touchscreen is usually the same as selecting with a mouse, except that you use your finger to touch (select) a screen object or section. To select items with your keyboard, you typically use the Tab key to move around options, the Enter key to open menus, and the Alt key with a letter key to select an object that has an underlined letter. • Drag means to press down the appropriate mouse button and move the mouse before releasing the button. Usually an outline of the item will move with the mouse cursor.
Windows conventions This documentation uses the following Windows conventions: • Dialogs are windows that allow you to configure settings and enter information. • Text boxes are areas in dialogs where you can type text. • Radio buttons are white circles in which a black dot appears or disappears when you click on the button. Typically, the dot indicates the option is selected or enabled. No dot indicates the option is cleared or disabled. • Check boxes are white squares in which a check ( ) appears or disappears when you click on it with the cursor. Typically, a check indicates the option is selected or enabled. No check indicates the option is cleared or disabled.
• Buttons are icons in boxes appear "pressed" when you click on them. • Lists are panes (white boxes) in windows or dialogs containing two or more selectable options. • Combo boxes have arrows that, when clicked, show part or all of an otherwise concealed list. • Dockable windows are windows that you can drag to an edge of the interface and merge with that edge. Page 6