{"id":379,"date":"2009-02-18T02:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/using-bootit-ng-without-a-mouse\/"},"modified":"2021-09-06T23:09:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T06:09:26","slug":"using-bootit-ng-without-a-mouse","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/using-bootit-ng-without-a-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Using BootIt NG without a Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are some circumstances in which it may be necessary or desirable to use BootIt NG with mouse support disabled. Fortunately, it is possible to make full use of BootIt NG with a keyboard alone. This article includes some tips for using BootIt NG in this manner.<\/p>\r\n  <p><strong><font color=\"#005858\">Keyboard Accelerator Keys<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\r\n  <p>Many parts of the BootIt NG interface make use of keyboard accelerator keys. An accelerator key is simply an individual key that may be pressed to activate a part of the interface, such as a command button. Accelerator keys are denoted by an underscore that appears under the corresponding letter or number. For example, on the BootIt NG desktop, the following icons appear:<\/p>\r\n  <p><u>S<\/u>ettings<br \/>Boot Edi<u>t<\/u><br \/>Partition <u>W<\/u>ork<br \/><u>I<\/u>mage Set<br \/>Resu<u>m<\/u>e<br \/><u>B<\/u>ackup<br \/><u>R<\/u>estore<br \/>Help<br \/>Reboot<\/p>\r\n  <p>Note that the <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">S<\/font><\/strong> in <strong><u>S<\/u>ettings<\/strong> is an accelerator key, as indicated by the underscore. The same is true for the <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">W<\/font><\/strong> in <strong>Partition <u>W<\/u>ork<\/strong>, and so on. This means that if the BootIt NG desktop has focus, you may simply press the&nbsp;<strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">S<\/font><\/strong> key to access the BootIt NG <strong>Settings<\/strong> dialog, or <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">W<\/font><\/strong> to access the <strong>Partition Work<\/strong> window.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Although it is not necessary to press the <strong>Alt<\/strong> key when accelerator keys are used <em>if<\/em> the area of the interface containing the accelerator key already has focus, it is not a bad habit to always use the <strong>Alt<\/strong> key when invoking accelerator keys. For example, you could use <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">Alt+S<\/font><\/strong> on the BootIt NG desktop to access the BootIt NG <strong>Settings<\/strong> dialog.<br \/><\/p>\r\n  <p>The <strong>Help<\/strong> and <strong>Reboot<\/strong> icons do not have accelerator keys because they each have their own keyboard shortcuts associated with them (<strong>F1<\/strong> and <strong>Ctrl+Alt+Delete<\/strong>, respectively). These keyboard shortcuts will be discussed below.<\/p>\r\n  <p><strong><font color=\"#005858\">Keyboard Shortcuts<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\r\n  <p>Some BootIt NG functions may be accessed using keyboard shortcuts. These functions, which work in most areas of BootIt NG, are as follows:<\/p>\r\n  <p>\r\n    <table style=\"WIDTH: 80%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"left\">\r\n      <tbody>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Cancel<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>Esc<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Help<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>F1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;OK, Close, or Apply<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>F10<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Capture screen shot and save to A: drive<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>F12<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Add, Create, or Fill (on Partition Work window)<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>Insert \/ Ins<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Delete or Clear (on Partition Work window)<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>Delete \/ Del<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Shut down<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>Alt+0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;Reboot<\/td>\r\n          <td>&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+Alt+Delete<\/strong><\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n      <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n  <p style=\"CLEAR: both\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n  <p><strong><font color=\"#005858\">Radio Buttons and Check Boxes<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\r\n  <p>To select a check box using the keyboard, press the <strong>Tab<\/strong> key until the desired check box is marked with the selection rectangle. Then, press the <strong>Space Bar<\/strong> to toggle the check box.<\/p>\r\n  <p>The method for selecting a radio button is similar to that for a check box. The difference is that to select a particular radio button, you press the <strong>Tab<\/strong> key until the <em>group of radio buttons<\/em> is marked with the selection rectangle, and then you use the arrow keys to select the desired radio button. Finally, the <strong>Space Bar<\/strong> can be used to activate the radio button.<br \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some circumstances in which it may be necessary or desirable to use BootIt NG with mouse support disabled. Fortunately, it is possible to make full use of BootIt NG with a keyboard alone. This article includes some tips for using BootIt NG in this manner. 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