Shift Key

Windows Tip: Shift Key Shortcuts

Windows has a few shortcuts that allow you to compute without the mouse. The Shift key is the gateway to five of these useful shortcuts.

SHIFT+F10: Equivalent of right-click

SHIFT+DEL: Deletes immediately without removing to the Recycle Bin

SHIFT+TAB: Moves to previous control in the dialog box (TAB alone goes forward, SHIFT+TAB backward)

Press Shift when inserting a CD-ROM and you can skip auto-run

Pressing Shift while holding down CTRL and dragging to the desktop or to a folder creates an instant shortcut. (Of course, you can do the same thing by clicking and holding the right mouse button, letting go on the desktop, and choosing "create shortcut.")