How can I make another button highlighten on popup window on Mac by using Keyboard

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alones picture alones · Jan 25, 2011 · Viewed 12.6k times · Source

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On the above shown asking popup window on Mac, how can I select another button (left button) by using keyboard. Without clicking mouse button, I want to make left button highlighten. Is there any shortcuts?

Answer

user59278 picture user59278 · Jan 26, 2011

Go to Preferences -> Keyboard. At the bottom, turn on "All controls" under "Full Keyboard Access".

The alternate option will be highlighted with a blue ring. Hitting space will activate this. If there are multiple options, hitting tab will alternate between them.

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