Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
    • What Is a Dialog Box?
    • Using the Components of a Dialog Box
    • Using the What's This? Feature
    • Using Text Boxes
    • Using Option Buttons
    • Using Check Boxes
    • Using Command Buttons
    • Using Property Sheets and Tabs
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

What Is a Dialog Box?

Windows and Windows applications use dialog boxes to exchange information with you. As you learned in Lesson 3, "Using Menus," a menu command followed by an ellipsis (…) indicates that a dialog box will appear. A dialog box asks for related information the program needs in order to complete the operation.

In this exchange of information, a dialog box might warn you about a problem. You may receive a message such as File already exists, Overwrite? or you might be asked to confirm that an operation should take place as in Are you sure you want to send "Shortcut to Printers" to the Recycle Bin?, or to provide check boxes or text boxes in which you give instructions.

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