Choosing Dialog Box Options

A dialog box is a window that opens when you choose a menu command followed by an ellipsis (...). The ellipsis indicates that you must supply more information before the program can carry out the command you selected. Dialog boxes open in other situations as well, such as when you open a program in the Control Panel. In a dialog box, you choose various options and provide information for completing the command.

Choose Dialog Box Options

All dialog boxes contain the same types of options, including the following:

  • Tabs. Click a tab to display its options. Each tab groups a related set of options.

  • Option buttons. Click an option button to select it. You can usually select only one.

  • Up and down arrows. Click the up or down ...

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