Dialog boxes in mac os x

Is there any way to make the default (pulsating/glowing) button be selected as default? so If i were to press spacebar, it would acknowledge that button. I know return works but been used to using the spacebar on the PC plus, the spacebar is closer to the left side too.
For example, if a dialogbox has Cancel and OK, the first one(cancel is selected) and pressing space will "cancel" it
Thanks for any help in advance!

Not that I know of, but if you go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts and at the bottom of the window choose "Full keyboard access all controls. You'll be able to tab from button to button and from field to field in browsers and other windows. In some instances the spacebar will just cancel the operation.
-mj

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