Save and Cancel buttons

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Save and Cancel buttons

If I attempt to close [CMD-W] a document I have been writing without first saving the changes I am prompted by a dialog with three choices for the question "Do you want to save changes to this document before closing?" : Don't Save, Cancel, Save. The Save button is highlighted in blue, the Don't Save button is lined in blue and the Cancel button is clear. I'm trying to avoid mouse clicking. To Save I just hit Enter. Which keys do I hit for Don't Save or Cancel.

Similarly, if Mail.app receives an email larger than my preset limit for automatic downloading it will offer me choice of Skip, Delete or Download. Which keys do I hit for Skip or Delete.

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TiPB 867 10.4.4

Posted on Feb 11, 2006 10:06 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 11, 2006 10:39 PM in response to Peter Sealy1

For Cancel, type escape or command-period. (This works in almost every dialog with a Cancel button.) For Don't Save, sometimes just D works, sometimes command-D (I suspect it depends on whether the application was written using Carbon or Cocoa.)

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Answer 2

Feb 11, 2006 10:40 PM in response to Peter Sealy1

In most programs Command + D will be don't save and Command + . will be cancel. If that doesn't work go to System Preferences > Keyboard and Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts and make sure that the All controls radio button is selected at the bottom. This will then allow you to use the space bar to select the lined option and the tab key to shift the line option.

Not sure about Mail, but the all control keyboard should work.

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Answer 3

--JB--

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Feb 11, 2006 10:41 PM in response to Peter Sealy1

Hi Peter,

I know that to Don't Save is Command ()-D But I don't know about Cancel.

As for Mail, I am also not sure because applications are different from each other. I suggest opening up Mail.app and going to the Help or (-?) menu and click Mail Help. When Help Viewer opens go down to Index and click on the link that says Look Up Topics Easily. After that click on the S and go to Shortcuts. It is pretty much the same thing with ever application.

I hope that helps,
Jon

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Answer 4

Peter Sealy1 Author

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Feb 12, 2006 1:06 PM in response to --JB--

As for Mail, I am also not sure because applications
are different from each other. I suggest opening up
Mail.app and going to the Help or (-?) menu
and click Mail Help. When Help Viewer opens go down
to Index and click on the link that says Look Up Topics Easily. After that
click on the S and
go to Shortcuts. It is pretty much the same thing
with ever application.

Thanks Jon
Shortcuts in my Mail Help does not show what I am looking for [Mail 2.0.5 (746/746.2)]. My version of Mail must be different from yours.

Thanks for your input.

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