OSX question from a mac noob

flogen

I'm still getting used to mac, and I have done a decent job so far (so much so that I am thinking of getting an ibook or powerbook for home now more than ever), but one thing seems to evade me (and everyone else in the office).

When I get a dialouge box up (for example when I hit apple W, and I get a 'do you want to save this?' box up..) how to i use the keyboard to switch between the buttons (save, dont save, cancel in this example)? On PC tab works to go forward or shift tab to go back, but not on OSX. The keypad doesnt work either... any help?

thanks

flogen

colm_c

d = don't save
s = save
esc = cancel

simple really!

PhilipMarlowe

System preferences (hardware) -> Keyboard & Mouse and turn on 'Full Keyboard Access'

You can then use Tab key to change focus (and/or arrow keys sometimes if applicable). The selected element will have a faintish blue glow around it...
The default selection will still have the usual blue glow and pressing enter will still operate the default - press "space" to operate your faint glowed selection.

I'm on 10.3.4 (downloading 10.3.5 at the moment), don't know if it's the same for older versions but I imagine it will be similar.

Mark.

manzana

normally the first letter of the option
Dont save > D
Save > S
Cancel > C or esc