8e6 Technologies 3 - Manual (Page 16)

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VERVIEW
Terminology
The following terms are used throughout this User’s Guide.
Sample images (not to scale) are included for each item.
• alert box - a message box
that opens in response to an
entry you made in a dialog
box, window, or screen. This
box often contains a button
(usually labeled “OK”) for
you to click in order to
confirm or execute a command.
• arrow - a triangular-shaped object or button that dis-
plays in a window or on a screen. When displayed as a
non-stationary object, the arrow points to the item that was
selected in a list. When displayed as a button, the arrow is
static. By clicking on this button, depending on the direction
of the arrow, the previous item or the next item in a list
displays or is selected.
• button - an object in a dialog box, window, or
screen that can be clicked with your mouse to
execute a command.
• checkbox - a small square in a
dialog box, window, or screen used
for indicating whether or not you wish to select an option.
This object allows you to toggle between two choices. By
clicking in this box, a check mark or an “X” is placed,
indicating that you selected the option. When this box is not
checked, the option is not selected.
• dialog box - a box that opens
in response to a command
made in a window or screen,
and requires your input. You
must choose an option by