Mac Tip - Tab in Dialog Boxes
Dec 28 2008 11:33 PM Filed in: Apple
The default behavior of the Tab key in a dialog box
is to only tab through the text boxes and lists, not
to allow you to tab to any of the buttons. This is
pretty annoying, and it’s strange that this is the
default behavior. To change this do the following.
Open System Preferences, either by clicking the System Preferences icon in your dock, if it’s there, or click on the Apple menu (the apple icon in the top left corner of your screen) and choose System Preferences. Now choose the Keyboard & Mouse setting
Once you are on the Keyboard & Mouse Pane, choose the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. At the bottom of this tab you will see the Full Keyboard Access section. Choose the All Controls radio button to enable tabbing through all controls on a dialog.
As you can see at the bottom, the keyboard shortcut to enable this behavior is Control + Function + F7.
Open System Preferences, either by clicking the System Preferences icon in your dock, if it’s there, or click on the Apple menu (the apple icon in the top left corner of your screen) and choose System Preferences. Now choose the Keyboard & Mouse setting
Once you are on the Keyboard & Mouse Pane, choose the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. At the bottom of this tab you will see the Full Keyboard Access section. Choose the All Controls radio button to enable tabbing through all controls on a dialog.
As you can see at the bottom, the keyboard shortcut to enable this behavior is Control + Function + F7.
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