| English | German |
| action button | interaktive Schaltfläche (A ready-made button that the user can insert into his/her presentation and define hyperlinks for) |
| activity button | Aktivitätenschaltfläche (A button at the bottom of the navigation pane used for grouping list places in which are common to a task or a work process relevant to the users role. When the activity button is activated, the navigation pane displays the links to the list places which have been assigned to that activity button and the content area displays one of the list places assigned to the activity button) |
| auto-hide button | Schaltfläche zum automatischen Ausblenden (A button that appears on the edge of a frame when a window is in auto-hide mode. The hidden window pane appears when the mouse cursor hovers over the button) |
| barrel button | Drucktaste (A button on some tablet pens. You can use it to perform certain actions, including a mouse right-click equivalent) |
| Block button | Schaltfläche "Blockieren" (Button located in the Inbox and other folders. Allows users to prevent unwanted e-mail messages from arriving) |
| browse button | Schaltfläche zum Durchsuchen" (A button that displays a dialog box to help users select a valid value) |
| browse button | "Schaltfläche ""Durchsuchen"" (A button that displays a dialog box to help users select a valid value) |
| Burnt Glaze Button | Knopf "Karamellisierte Glasur" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a burnt glaze finish for their cake) |
| button control | Schaltflächen-Steuerelement (A graphical control that enables a user to provide input to an application) |
| button face | Schaltflächenoberseite (The surface of a button where text or an image (typically indicating the button's function) may be displayed) |
| button grid | Schaltflächenraster (A rectangular group of buttons with similar functions on a point-of-sale screen) |
| Cake pan button | Knopf "Backform" (The button to choose which shape cake you're going to make) |
| caption button | Titelleistenschaltfläche (A button that is displayed on the caption bar of a dockable pane or mini-frame window) |
| Chocolate Batter Button | Knopf "Schokoladenteig" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select chocolate batter for their cake) |
| Chocolate Icing Button | Knopf "Schokoladenglasur" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a chocolate icing for their cake) |
| Close button | Schaltfläche "Schließen" (In Windows-based programs, the box that has an × at the upper-right corner of the screen that, when clicked, closes the window) |
| color menu button | Farbmenü-Schaltfläche (A button that drops down to expose a color palette when a user clicks it) |
| command button | Befehlsschaltfläche (A standard Windows control that initiates a command) |
| default button | Standardschaltfläche (In some dialog boxes, the command button that is selected or highlighted when the dialog box is initially displayed. The default button has a bold border, indicating that it will be chosen automatically if you press ENTER. You can override a default button by clicking Cancel or another command button) |
| field button | Feldschaltfläche (A button that identifies a field in a PivotTable or PivotChart report. You can drag the field buttons to change the layout of the report, or click the arrows next to the buttons to change the level of detail displayed in the report) |
| Function tablet button | Tablettfunktionstaste (A tablet button that you can use in combination with other tablet buttons to do a task. This is similar to using a key combination on a standard keyboard) |
| Gumdrop Button | Knopf "Gummibärchen" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a gumdrop decoration for their cake) |
| hardware button | Hardwaretaste (A button on a piece of hardware) |
| Heart Button | Knopf "Herz" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a heart decoration for their cake) |
| Heart Pan Button | Knopf "Herzbackform" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a heart-shaped pan to bake their cake in) |
| Interactive Button | interaktive Schaltfläche (An animated button on a web page that is activated when a mouse pointer is moved over the button or when the button is clicked) |
| left mouse button | linke Maustaste (The button on your pointing device that you use most often for clicking and double-clicking) |
| Lemon Batter Button | Knopf "Zitronenteig" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select lemon batter for their cake) |
| Lemon Icing Button | Knopf "Zitronenglasur" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a lemon icing for their cake) |
| Make Button | Schaltfläche erstellen (A tool that is used to make a re-usable button from selected elements) |
| menu button | Menüschaltfläche (A command button that is clicked to display a drop-down menu instead of performing a command) |
| Microsoft Office Button | Microsoft Office-Schaltfläche (A button that replaces the File menu beginning with some 2007 Microsoft Office system programs) |
| minimize button | Schaltfläche "Minimieren" (In Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, Windows NT, and Windows 2000, a button in the upper right-hand corner of a window that when clicked hides the window. In Windows 3.x and Windows NT 3.5 and earlier, an icon appears on the desktop that represents the window; in Windows 95, Windows NT 4, and later versions, the name of the window appears on the taskbar at the bottom of the desktop screen. When the icon or the name is clicked, the window is restored to its previous size) |
| Mint Filling Button | Knopf "Pfefferminzfüllung" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a mint filling for their cake) |
| mouse button | Maustaste (A movable piece on a device that is pressed to activate some function) |
| navigation button | Navigationsschaltfläche (A button that is used to move through records or through the pages of a document) |
| Office Button | Office-Schaltfläche (A button that replaces the File menu beginning with some 2007 Microsoft Office system programs) |
| On/Standby power button | Ein-/Standbyschalter (The power button that turns a device, computer, or Surface unit, on and off) |
| option button | Optionsfeld (A standard Windows control that allows a user to select from a fixed set of mutually exclusive choices) |
| pen button | Stifttaste (A button on some tablet pens. You can use it to perform certain actions, including a mouse right-click equivalent) |
| picture button | Bildschaltfläche (A control in a form that consists of an actionable image. At run time the user can click the image to run rules or actions similar to a button) |
| Powdered Sugar Button | Knopf "Puderzucker" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a powdered sugar finish for their cake) |
| power button | Netzschalter (A button that turns a device off and on) |
| Power button | Netzschaltersymbol (The power button (that has no label) in the Windows Vista Start menu) |
| Power button | Netzschalter (A hardware button or slider on all form factors that controls the power of the PC) |
| Power button on the Start menu | Netzschaltersymbol im Startmenü (The power button (that has no label) in the Windows Vista Start menu) |
| primary mouse button | primäre Maustaste (The button on your pointing device that you use most often for clicking and double-clicking) |
| push button | Schaltfläche (A standard Windows control that initiates a command) |
| push-button configuration | Konfiguration auf Knopfdruck (In some Wi-Fi Protected Setup networks, a method that enables users to push a physical or software-based button to automatically configure network names, connect devices to the network, and enable data encryption and authentication) |
| push-button reset | Zurücksetzen auf Knopfdruck (The ability to easily return a PC to a prior state, either by reinstalling Windows and keeping their files or by resetting the PC to the original factory state) |
| radio button | Optionsfeld (A standard Windows control that allows a user to select from a fixed set of mutually exclusive choices) |
| Raspberry Filling Button | Knopf "Erdbeerfüllung" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a raspberry filling for their cake) |
| Rectangle Pan Button | Knopf "Rechteckige Backform" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a rectangular pan to bake their cake in) |
| reset button | Rücksetztaste (A device that restarts a computer without turning off its power. Compare big red switch) |
| ribbon launch button | Startschaltfläche auf dem Menüband (The button at the bottom right corner of a ribbon group. Typically, a click of the button opens a dialog box or other element that is related to the group) |
| ribbon pane default button | Standardschaltfläche des Menüband-Bedienfelds (The button that appears when a ribbon is reduced to its minimum size. A click of the button displays the ribbon commands on a menu) |
| right mouse button | rechte Maustaste (The button on your pointing device that you use to display shortcut menus or other program-specific features) |
| rotation lock button | Rotationssperrentaste (The button or slider on tablets and convertible tablets that rotates the display) |
| scroll arrow button | Schaltfläche für Bildlaufpfeil (A component of a scroll bar that allows the information to be scrolled by defined increments when the user clicks it. The direction of the arrow indicates the direction in which the information scrolls) |
| Search button | Schaltfläche "Suchen", Symbol "Suche" (The button next to a search box that someone clicks to search for something) |
| Shamrock Button | Knopf "Kleeblatt" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a shamrock decoration for their cake) |
| Smiley Button | Knopf "Smiley" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a smiley face decoration for their cake) |
| split button | unterteilte Schaltfläche (A drop-down button that performs a default action and can also expand to a list of other possible actions) |
| START button | Schaltfläche "Start" (A hardware button on Portable Media Center) |
| Start button | Starttaste (The hardware button on the phone, pressed to pressed to go to the Start screen) |
| Strawberry Batter Button | Knopf "Erdbeerteig" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select strawberry batter for their cake) |
| Strawberry Icing Button | Knopf "Erdbeerglasur" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a strawberry icing for their cake) |
| tablet button | Tabletttaste (A hardware button on a Tablet PC) |
| taskbar button | Schaltfläche der Taskleiste (A button that represents an item or program that is open and running on your computer. For example, if you open Microsoft Word, and then minimize it, it will be displayed as a taskbar button, which you can then click when you want to maximize it) |
| toggle button | Umschaltfläche (" A button control within a graphical user interface that when clicked remains "down" (appearing to be pressed) until it is clicked again. It can display either text or a picture, and can be standalone or part of an option group.") |
| toolbar button | Symbolleistenschaltfläche (A command button used in a toolbar (or status bar)) |
| toolbar edit box button | Schaltfläche für Symbolleisten-Bearbeitungsfeld (The commands for the ribbon appear as a drop down menu that appears when the user clicks the default button) |
| unfold button | Erweiterungsschaltfläche (A command button used to expand a secondary window to a larger size to reveal additional controls or information) |
| volume control button | Lautstärkeregelungstaste (A hardware button that increases and decreases the sound volume) |
| Whipped Cream Filling Button | Knopf "Sahnefüllung" (A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a whipped cream filling for their cake) |
| Windows button | Windows-Taste (A tablet hardware button with the Windows logo on it that's similar to the Windows key on a keyboard. Pressing the Power and Windows buttons simultaneously is the equivalent of pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del) |
| Windows Live button | Windows Live-Schaltfläche (A graphical navigational element that links to the user's Windows Live home page) |
