Apply - Carries out the current task with chosen settings. For example. If you create a line from 2 endpoints, choosing the Apply button fixes the line with the selected endpoints, length, position, and style. Pressing the Enter key performs the same function.
Note: When you use the Apply button, the dialog box or ribbon bar does not close and that function remains active until you exit using the OK button.
Cancel - Closes dialog box and cancels any task currently in progress. Pressing the Esc key performs the same function.
Note: Not available in any ribbon bars and some dialog boxes.
Save - Saves the current settings. In dialog boxes, many times this button is used to save settings to a customized file such as a tool library file or configuration file.
Open - Opens an existing file. In dialog boxes, many times this button is used to open previously saved files such as tool libraries, batch files, sorting options, etc.
Browse - Allows you to browse to either a folder to establish a path or to a file that you can select.
Select - Closes the dialog box or ribbon bar and allows you to select something from the graphics window such as a position or entity. You are usually prompted which item to select. When you are finished, the dialog box or ribbon bar becomes active again. Sometimes this button is used to open a secondary dialog box or ribbon bar in which you can select options to further define settings.
Expand - Expands the dialog box to show additional options
Contract - Contracts the dialog box to hide additional options.
Position - Lets you set one or more parameter values by selecting an entity or location in the graphics window. Typically, these values can be entered by typing a different value into a field.
In some instances, this button lets you edit the position(s) of a live entity in the graphics window, sometimes as an alternative to entering coordinate values.
At other times, it opens a secondary dialog box or ribbon bar in which you can select further options.
