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Enabling the Tab Key in OS X

January 5th, 2008 · No Comments

OK, so it’s been about a month since I installed Leopard, and there are a few things that have been bugging me.  One which is a constant source of frustration for me (since I’m really a keyboard guy at heart) is the fact that by default, OS X won’t allow you to “tab” your way through all the controls of a form.

So now I found by way of a bit of surfing (I started with this post from Knightwise) a page on LifeHacker describing just how to accomplish this magical feat.  Truth be told, I did this last year before the Leopard install, but couldn’t remember how I did it.  This post is as much for me (for the next time I have a fresh OS X install) as for the community at large.

  1. Open System Preferences (Apple Menu –> System Preferences)
  2. Click on Keyboard and Mouse
  3. Click on the All Controls radio button at the bottom of the form

Thank God we’ve got that little mess sorted out.

Tags: Apple · Mac OS X · Tech Tips

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