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I only use Ctrl+Z if I mistakenly delete a bunch of text that I want to restore. I deleted some text in this reply and tried Ctrl+click and it did nothing. Maybe I'm using it wrong?
You stated earlier that you use Ctrl+Z to select individual files. That's where I said you should be using Ctrl+click.
To (hopefully) clear up the Ctrl+click situation, let me give you an example. Say you're in Windows Explorer and you want to select a group of files so you can move them, delete them, whatever (it doesn't matter). If you wanted to select all of them, you could click the first file, then hold down Shift and click the last file. The use of the Shift key in this case will select everything in between the two files that you clicked.
New situation: Now let's say that you have 10 files and you only want to select 3 of the files (file 2, 5, and 9). You can't use the Shift key like you did above because it will select all files between the first file selected and the last file selected and you'll have files selected that you don't want selected. So in order to select these files, you click file 2, then hold down Ctrl and click file 5 and then file 9. This is the "Crtl+click" that I was referring to in my other reply. You stated that you use Crtrl+Z in this case instead of Ctrl+click. I said that using Ctrl+Z in that case makes no sense.
Last example: Say you have 100 files and you want to select all but 5 of them. It would be very tedious to Ctrl+click on 95 files. Instead, you could click the first file, hold down Shift and click the last file. At this point, all files will be selected. Now release the Shift key and press the Ctrl key and select the 5 files that you don't want. Clicking them with the Ctrl key will toggle them from selected to unselected.
Use Shift for a group of consecutive files and Ctrl for individual files. Also note that Ctrl+A (Select all) can be substituted for click the first file, hold down Shift, click the last file.
Last edited by 44echo; 05-21-2024 at 05:00 AM..
Reason: I didn't realize who I was replying to.
You stated earlier that you use Ctrl+Z to select individual files. That's where I said you should be using Ctrl+click.
To (hopefully) clear up the Ctrl+click situation, let me give you an example. Say you're in Windows Explorer and you want to select a group of files so you can move them, delete them, whatever (it doesn't matter). If you wanted to select all of them, you could click the first file, then hold down Shift and click the last file. The use of the Shift key in this case will select everything in between the two files that you clicked.
New situation: Now let's say that you have 10 files and you only want to select 3 of the files (file 2, 5, and 9). You can't use the Shift key like you did above because it will select all files between the first file selected and the last file selected and you'll have files selected that you don't want selected. So in order to select these files, you click file 2, then hold down Ctrl and click file 5 and then file 9. This is the "Crtl+click" that I was referring to in my other reply. You stated that you use Crtrl+Z in this case instead of Ctrl+click. I said that using Ctrl+Z in that case makes no sense.
Last example: Say you have 100 files and you want to select all but 5 of them. It would be very tedious to Ctrl+click on 95 files. Instead, you could click the first file, hold down Shift and click the last file. At this point, all files will be selected. Now release the Shift key and press the Ctrl key and select the 5 files that you don't want. Clicking them with the Ctrl key will toggle them from selected to unselected.
Use Shift for a group of consecutive files and Ctrl for individual files. Also note that Ctrl+A (Select all) can be substituted for click the first file, hold down Shift, click the last file.
Bolded above: you have me confused with some other poster. The only time I use Ctrl-Z to to undo a delete if I accidently delete something I'm typing in a file or even in a thread like this.
Bolded above: you have me confused with some other poster. The only time I use Ctrl-Z to to undo a delete if I accidently delete something I'm typing in a file or even in a thread like this.
It appears to me that I don't have you confused. Your first reply in this topic...
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Originally Posted by SanyBelle
Try CTRL-Z. That might be what you are looking for if you are using Windows, I don't know what it would be on a Mac.
The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z is used to undo an action, such as deleting characters or paragraphs in a text editor, or quickly reversing changes in an image editing application. It can also be used to undo actions while navigating folders, such as moving or deleting files. For example, you can select multiple items at once by highlighting the first item and then pressing and holding Ctrl + Z while selecting each additional item.
It appears to me that I don't have you confused. Your first reply in this topic...
okay , I'll admit I did post that but I got the information starting with "The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z is used to undo an action" from a google search... I only use Ctrl-Z when I mistakenly delete something I'm typing. I guess I need to start reading everything more closely that I get from google.
okay , I'll admit I did post that but I got the information starting with "The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z is used to undo an action" from a google search... I only use Ctrl-Z when I mistakenly delete something I'm typing. I guess I need to start reading everything more closely that I get from google.
I have had this happen on a PC I used to have. It happens when you activate overtype mode on your PC. You activate it by pressing the insert key. You can also remove it the same way.
I hope that helped.
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, I'll admit I did post that but I got the information starting with "The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z is used to undo an action" from a google search... 
I only use Ctrl-Z when I mistakenly delete something I'm typing. I guess I need to start reading everything more closely that I get from google.
