Andor Technology iXon Ultra 897 User Manual page 165

WINDOWS GLOSSARY
The window which you are currently working with is known as the Active
Active Window
Window. It is always positioned in the foreground of your screen. By the bolder
color of its title bar, the active window is distinguished from other windows you
may have open.
A Check Box is included on a dialog box to let you select optional functionality. Check Box
When you click the box, a appears in it, indicating that the particular option has
been chosen. Several check boxes may appear together on a dialog box. You may
select whatever combination of options you believe to be appropriate for your
particular application (by contrast, radio buttons allow you to choose only one of a
number of options).
A Dialog Box is a specialized window that asks you to supply information. The
Dialog Box
dialog box may request that you enter text or choose between a number of options.
A Drop-Down List Box is a one-line, rectangular display area that shows an item
Drop Down List;
(a name or number, for instance) that has been selected from a list. By clicking the
Drop Down List
downward pointing arrow at the side of the list box you can see the Drop-Down Box
List itself and select a new item.
To Highlight text (when, for example, you are using a text editor and wish to mark Highlight
text to be copied) click the text at the point where you want the highlighting to begin
and keeping the left mouse button depressed, draw the cursor over the text you wish
to highlight. Release the mouse button. The text is highlighted.
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