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Text Box
A text box enables you to enter typed
text.
Combo Box
The combo box combines
both a text box and a list
box. This means that you
can either type the value
you want into the text
box, or you can use the
list to click the value you
want.
Drop-Down List Box
A drop-down list box displays only the selected item from a list. You can
open the list to select a different item.
List Box
A list box displays a relatively large number of choices, and you
click the item you want. If you do not see the item you want,
you can use the scrollbar to bring the item into view; see “Using
Scrollbars,” later in this chapter.
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ENTER A VALUE WITH A SPIN
BUTTON

need to know how to use them to get the most
out of any program.
For example, when you print a document, you
usually see the Print dialog box, which includes
several controls that enable you to control the
print job. For example, you might see a list of
the available printers, radio buttons that enable
you to specify how much of the document you
want to print, and a spin button that enables
you to specify the number of copies you want
printed.
Using Dialog
Boxes
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Are there keyboard shortcuts I can use to make dialog boxes easier to work with?
Selects the default command button (which is indicated with a highlight around it).
Cancels the dialog box (which is the same as clicking Cancel).
+letter
Selects the control that has the letter underlined.
Moves forward through the dialog box controls.
+
Moves backward through the dialog box controls.

through the list.
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The window disappears from
the screen, but its taskbar
button remains visible.
MINIMIZE A WINDOW
1
Click the Minimize
button (
).
Work with Program Windows
You need to know how to work with program
windows so that you can keep your desktop
neat and your programs easier to find.
For example, you can minimize a window to
clear it from the desktop, and you can
maximize a window to give yourself more room
to work within the window. Similarly, you can
also move a window so that it does not overlap
something else you want to see on the screen,
and you can resize windows so that they do not
overlap each other.
Work with
Program Windows
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minimized window?
Yes. To do this, press and hold
the
key and then right-
click the window’s taskbar
button. In the menu that
appears, click Maximize.
continued
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