Using Buttons

Many programs also display graphical icons or buttons at the top of the window to represent a specific command, such as an icon of a printer to represent the Print command. By clicking one of these buttons, you can choose a command quickly and easily.

Since the purpose of each button may not be obvious from its icon, you can move the mouse over a button and wait a moment until a short description of that button’s purpose appears, as shown in Figure 16-3.

You can change the way modifier keys work if you’re a former Windows user.

Figure 16-2. You can change the way modifier keys work if you’re a former Windows user.

Figure 16-3. Hovering the mouse pointer over an icon button displays a short description of that ...

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