How to tab focus onto a dropdown field in Mac OSX *

Question

In Windows, in any windows form or web browser, you can use the tab button to switch focus through all of the form fields.

It will stop on textboxes, radiobuttons, checkboxes, dropdown menus, etc.

However, in Mac OSX, tab skips dropdown menus. Is there anyway to change this behavior, or access the above items mentioned, without using a mouse?

Answer

Go to System Preferences > Keyboard and Mouse, then choose Keyboard Shortcuts. At the bottom, ensure Full Keyboard Access is set to "All controls". It's a long time since I turned it on but I think that's all you need to do

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