Important Notice

The pages on this site contain documentation for very old MS-DOS software, purely for historical purposes. If you're looking for up-to-date documentation, particularly for programming, you should not rely on the information found here, as it will be woefully out of date.

 
                              Using a Dialog Box
 
 MS-DOS Help displays dialog boxes when you choose commands that have
 options.
 
 Dialog box action    With a mouse                 With a keyboard
 ═════════════════    ═════════════════════════    ═════════════════════════
 Select a text box.   Move the mouse pointer to    Press TAB until the
                      the text box, then click     cursor is in the text
                      it.                          box.
 
 Choose an option.    Click the option.            Move to an option with
                                                   the direction keys.
 
 Turn a check box     Click the check box.         Use TAB to move the
 on or off.                                        cursor to the check box,
                                                   then press the SPACEBAR.
 
 Choose a command     Click the command button.    Use TAB to move the
 button.                                           cursor to the command
                                                   button, then press ENTER.