A property that determines which control in a dialog will receive all keystrokes, as selected by keyboard navigation or clicking. See also focus ring.

Indicates the window or component within a window that receives keyboard input. It is sometimes called the "Input Focus."

(n.) The active window or component where the user's next keystrokes will take effect. Also called input area.

The state of a widget that enables it to receive input from the keyboard. You can move the keyboard focus among widgets by clicking them or by pressing the Tab key.

The active window or component where the user's next keystrokes will take effect. Sometimes called the "input focus."