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 selected text or graphics. For example, you use a pop-up panel to print a presentation.

A pop-up panel in eSuite presentation graphics

Pop-up panels provide a variety of methods for entering and choosing your 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.
Drop-down list box Click the box and enter information, orclick 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.

    Note Pressing TAB does not move the mouse pointer.

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

  3. Do one of the following:



To cancel your choices in a pop-up panel

In the top right corner of the pop-up panel, click Close button.

Any changes you made are discarded and the panel is closed.

Note Pressing ENTER does not close the pop-up panel.



See also
What's on my screen?