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The Magical <shift> key The <SHIFT> key does more than just make a letter a capital – it can change the behaviour of clicks in all sorts of applications Here’s a selection of applications and how the <shift> key changes a click’s behaviour… Internet Explorer Hold the <shift> key when clicking a hyperlink and the page opens in a new window. You can do that so you don’t lose where you are in the current window. Just close the second window when you're finished. (Also works in the AOL browser and most others.) Excel To select a column or row of data, select a cell, hold the <shift> key and double-click the cell boundary/border. For example, if you start at the top right of your data, double-click the right edge, then the bottom edge with the <shift> key held down and you can select a large range of data easily. To copy a worksheet range or chart as a picture, hold the <shift> key before selecting Edit, Copy. The menu command becomes Copy Picture with options for how you would like to copy it. Word To select a range of text, click at the beginning, hold the <shift> key down then click at the end of the block. To save/close all your open documents at the same time, hold the <shift> key down before selecting the File menu. Now you have Save All and Close All. (Close All applies to Excel as well.) Outlook You can sort by more than one column at a time. For example, with the items sorted by date (default) hold the <shift> key down and click the “From” column heading and then the “Attachment” heading. You can now see who sent you an attachment in name order.
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