Brother Ensemble PDP-100J, Owner'S Manual

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Getting Started 43
How to Respond to a Dialog Box
To respond to a dialog box, you select options and type text in text entry
boxes. When you have finished, you click one of the buttons at the
bottom of the dialog box to apply what you have set or chosen and
continue. Every dialog box hasbuttonsthat initiate actionswhen you click
them. If a button label isfollowed by an ellipsis(...), clicking it leadsto
another dialog box.
There are variouswaysfor you to enter information and make choicesin
dialog boxes. Some of these include:
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. Use radio buttons to select one choice from a group of
choices.
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. Use check boxes to turn choices on or off.
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. Use text entry boxes to type in the appropriate text.
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. Use value selectors to change a value.
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. Use lists to select one or more items.
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To select a radio button:
Click one radio button in a group. Or, use the arrow keys to highlight a
selection and press
ENTER
or
SPACEBAR
. The radio button darkens to
show it has been selected. (If you make a mistake, click the correct radio
button.)
Radio button
Text entry box
Value selector
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To select or deselect a check box:
Click on an empty check box. The check box darkens, indicating that
the item is selected. Click the check box again to turn it off .
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To enter text in a text entry box:
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1. If the insertionpoint (a blinking vertical line) isnot blinking in the text
entry box or if the name in the box isnot highlighted, move the mouse
pointer to the text entry box and click. Theinsertionpointappearsinthe
box.