Dialogue option (keyboard shortcut)

when closing a program e.g. TextEdit and not having already saved changes, a dialogue pops up asking if I would like to. It defaults to the 'save' button, but how do I use the keyboard to navigate the other two options 'don't save' and 'cancel'?
In Windows its the tab key.

If you set "Full keyboard access" to "All controls" at the bottom of the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab in "Keyboard & Mouse" system preference, you can use Tab or Shift-Tab to select buttons. Space will activate the button with the blue outline. (Return or Enter will still activate the solid blue button, which will not move.)

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