Using the Preferences Editor dialog boxes

There are several kinds of Preferences Editor dialog boxes, including:

• the Font Selector, for changing fonts in desktop
  
  
  and directory windows

• the Pattern Selector, for changing the background
  
  
  in desktop and directory windows

• list boxes, which provide alternatives for preferences. Click the down arrow to display the list of alternatives and select the option you want.

• text or number entry boxes, into which you can enter the value you want