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Windows provides a standard keyboard interface for dialog boxes that allows you to manipulate dialog boxes using the keyboard instead of the mouse. This interface is not specific to the dialog boxes used by the IDE, so it will not be described in detail, however some of the features of this interface are listed below:

• The Tab key can be used to move the input focus amoung the controls in a dialog box.
• The Space bar will toggle, between checked and unchecked, the check box with the input focus.
• The Space bar will select the option box with the input focus.
• The F1 will usually display help about the control with the input focus.
• The Enter key will activate the default command button (usually named "OK") for the dialog box.
• The Esc key will activate the default cancel button (usually named "Cancel") for the dialog box.

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