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Ways to Select a Button Control	03/30/2017	Button control [Windows Forms], selecting	fe2fc058-5118-4f70-b264-6147d64a7a8d

Ways to Select a Windows Forms Button Control

A Windows Forms button can be selected in the following ways:

• Use a mouse to click the button.

• Invoke the button's xref:System.Windows.Forms.Control.Click event in code.

• Move the focus to the button by pressing the TAB key, and then choose the button by pressing the SPACEBAR or ENTER.

• Press the access key (ALT + the underlined letter) for the button. For more information about access keys, see How to: Create Access Keys for Windows Forms Controls.

• If the button is the "accept" button of the form, pressing ENTER chooses the button, even if another control has the focus — except if that other control is another button, a multi-line text box, or a custom control that traps the enter key.

• If the button is the "cancel" button of the form, pressing ESC chooses the button, even if another control has the focus.

• Call the xref:System.Windows.Forms.Button.PerformClick%2A method to select the button programmatically.

See also

• Button Control Overview
• How to: Respond to Windows Forms Button Clicks
• Button Control