How do I use pop-up panels?

Pop-up panels appear when you click certain commands in the action bar. These panels let you enter additional information to complete a command or to set properties for data. For example, you use a pop-up panel to save a schedule with a different file name.

A pop-up panel in scheduler

Pop-up panels provide a variety of methods for entering and choosing options:


Item To select an option...
Option buttons Click one option, which overrides any previous selection.
Palette Click one option, which overrides any previous selection.
Checkbox Click one or more options.
List box Click an option, then optionally press Shift while clicking each additional option. If a scroll bar appears next to the list (as shown), click the down arrow to display each additional option.
drop-down box Click the box and enter information, or click the arrow and then click one option in the list; the new option overrides any previous selection.
Edit box Click the box and enter information. Replace an existing entry by double-clicking it and then typing new information.

To make choices in pop-up panels

  1. Use the mouse or the arrow keys to move to the option you're interested in.

  2. Pressing TAB does not move the mouse pointer.

  3. Make your choices as explained in the table above.

  4. Do one of the following:

Note Pressing Enter does not close a pop-up panel.