My New Mac, Lion Edition

Understanding Dialogs

A dialog typically contains one or more of the following items, as shown in Figure 3-4:

• Buttons

• Text boxes

• Pop-up menus

Figure 3-4. Common parts of a dialog; note that the default button here is the Print button, which is highlighted.

Buttons can be clicked to open another dialog or to perform a single action. If a dialog displays multiple buttons, one button may be highlighted to identify it as the default button. To choose the command displayed by a default button, you can either click the button with your mouse or press the return key on your keyboard. If you decide not to perform any action, you can click the Cancel button or ...