Using Command Buttons

You use command buttons to perform operations. To select command buttons with the mouse, simply click the appropriate command buttons. Figure 4.3 shows two common command buttons: OK and Cancel. Select the OK command button to accept the information you have entered or to verify an action and close the dialog box. (Pressing Enter is equivalent to selecting the OK button.) Select the Cancel command button to leave the dialog box without executing the information you provided in the dialog box. (Pressing Esc is the keyboard equivalent to selecting the Cancel button.

Figure 4. 3 Command buttons in WordPad's Font dialog box.

Procedures:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click on the Programs menu.
3. Click on the Accessories submenu.
4. Click on the program called Wordpad.
5. Click on the Format menu.
6. Choose the Font menu option.
7. Choose the Cancel command button to close the Font dialog box.

Accidents Happen: If you accidentally select the Cancel command button, don’t worry. You can always reenter the dialog box and continue. Be careful when you select Ok, however; the instructions you have entered in the dialog box will be executed.

Last updated January 24, 2005
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