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An Input field can contain a text, a name or a numerical value. The Set Plot dialog box contains two input
fields: the file prefix and the file name description.To type into the field, place the pointer in the field and
press down the left mouse button. In some input fields, the text can be longer than the width of the field as
shown in the dialog box. The text will then scroll if typed beyond the width of the input field.
Menus come in four different types: Togglebuttons, Radio boxes, Option menus and Scrollable lists.
Selecting in a menu may cause considerable changes in the layout of the dialog box. This will depend on the
dialog box in use.
A Togglebutton is a button that has two states: On and Off. One example is given in the Set Plot box, where
the Colour button is Off. To switch the status of the button, place the pointer on the button and press down
the left mouse button.
A Radio box is a collection of togglebuttons, where only one button can be active. All buttons are visible on
the screen simultaneously. An example is the Type buttons in the Display Distribution dialog box. To select
a button, place the pointer on the button or on its corresponding label and press down the left mouse button.
An Option menu is similar to a radio box, in that it presents a number of alternatives, of which only one can
be active. It is however operated differently. To display the menu, place the pointer on the button showing
the active alternative and press down the left mouse button. To select an alternative from the menu, place the
pointer on the alternative and press down the left mouse button. Alternatively, display the menu but keep the
mouse button down. Then move the pointer through the menu to the selected alternative and then release the
mouse button. The Type menu of the Variable dialog box is an example of an option menu.
A Scrollable list is a list of alternatives, that is presented in a scrollable box. Such a menu is used in order to
save space, or because the items in the list cannot be predicted before the menu used. A scrollable list is
either a single selection list, or a multiple selection list. Use the scrollbar to manoeuvre through the list. In a
single selection list, place the pointer on the desired alternative and press down the left mouse button. In a
multiple selection list, place the pointer on the first desired alternative and press down the left mouse button
and keep it down. Then drag the pointer through the list and release the button when the selection is ready.
To modify an existing selection in a multiple selection list, hold the Control key down and make a selection
as described above. The alternatives selected this way then reverse their selection status. Selected values are
marked by highlighting. The Distribution list in the Create Variable dialog box is an example of a single
selection scrollable list. The Function list in the Print Function Description dialog box is an example of a
multiple selection scrollable list.