# Application Conventions

This help topic provides a basic overview on information and error messages, buttons, dialog boxes, and working with tables in the application.

Information Messages

Information Messages in the application display in green font at the top left of the Content Area (see General Screen Layout). These messages provide confirmation related to clicking a button (see Buttons below).

Error Messages

Error Messages display in red font at the top-left of the Content Area. These messages display, for example, when information has been entered incorrectly or if not enough information has been provided.

Dialog Boxes

Dialog boxes display in the Content Area to confirm actions such as, but not limited to, deleting data in a module and exporting content to an Excel spreadsheet.

Special Instructions for 508 Users: To read, navigate, and access IHTA dialogs boxes using the keyboard, use the following tips:
1. Enter <Ctrl> + <Home> to set the JAWS virtual cursor to the top of the dialog box.
2. Use the down/up arrow keys to read the dialog box.
3. Use the space bar for the buttons and actions associated with the dialog box.

Buttons*

Button | Action | Message/Dialog Box Displayed

The Cancel button* returns a window to its original state or closes the window.

On some windows, the following dialog box will display:

The default button of the dialog box is Yes.

- When a Confirmation message displays, it is because the screen you are using has no other activity that you are required to perform; however, confirmation is required to ensure you no longer need the feature or window.

- When there is no Confirmation message, the window will close. The activity is complete. Select a new activity or the same activity.

| The Reset button* removes any information added to an editable field before the Submit button is clicked. | None
| The Submit button* submits all entered or selected field data to the application's database. | An Information Message or an Error Message will display (see Information and Error Messages above).

*The default button will have a blue background.

Tables

Below are some helpful tips for working with IHTA tables:

- Adjust Column Width. You can adjust the width of a column by hovering your cursor over the column header's left or right borders (see red oval in image below); a double arrow will appear. Click once and drag the border either left or right.

- Sort Columns. To sort a column by a particular column header, click once in the column header. A black triangle will appear indicating an ascending sort (see red oval in image below). Click the column header again, an upside down triangle will appear indicating a descending sort.

- Navigating Tables for 508 Users.

Special Instructions for 508 Users: For JAWS to read a selected row in a table, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the <Tab> key on your keyboard. Use the up and down arrows to select the appropriate row.
2. Enter <Shift><Tab> to tab out of the table.
3. Tab back into the table to have JAWS read the selected row.

See Also

General Screen Layout

Managing Windows/Windows Conventions

Documentation Conventions