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2.4 Accelerator Keys

Each field in a dialog box has an accelerator key, which is indicated by a highlighted character in the name of the field. You can move directly to another field in a dialog by pressing the key that corresponds to this character.

However, accelerator keys cannot be used in the following situations:

To use accelerator keys in these situations, you must first use the Tab or Backtab keys to move the cursor to a field other than an edit box or list box.

The following accelerator keys are not indicated by highlighted characters:

Some versions of Motif do not support accelerator keys. However, you can move to another field using the mouse.

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