Shift & Arrow key

[Jim Corderman]

I use the shift & arrow keys to drag out and highlight areas I want to
correct, move, delete or copy. That feature does not work on this computer
and I don't know how to make it work. I thought it was the key board but it
wasn't. Help!

 

[DatabaseBen]

Not sure myself, as i don't have fancy keyboard fingers....

But the other day, i was browsing some freeware site that promoted some kind
of keyboard key reprogramming. I'm sure it would launch as a startup and
then configure the keys as you want them to do..... It came to mind that i
could finally program my f keys the way I wanted. But i changed my mind and
didn't want to bother with another download that i didn't really need....

 

[Wesley Vogel]

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text.

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on
the desktop, or select text within a document.

Do you have FilterKeys turned on? Do you hear a beep after Shift has been
held down a while?

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[JCordy]

How do you turn on or off "Filter Keys"??? I do not hear a beep.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Actually I meant StickyKeys. I may be all wet, but I thought if you had
this option turned on it may have been screwing something up.

StickyKeys enables simultaneous keystrokes while pressing one key at a time.

StickyKeys is designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or
more keys simultaneously. When a shortcut requires a key combination, such
as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or
SHIFT), or the Windows logo key and have it remain active until another key
is pressed.

Settings for StickyKeys.

Use shortcut specifies that you can switch StickyKeys on or off by pressing
the SHIFT key five times.

Press modifier key twice to lock specifies that when you press the CTRL,
ALT, SHIFT, or Windows logo key twice in a row, the key remains active until
you press the same key again.

Turn StickyKeys off if two keys are pressed at once turns off StickyKeys if
you press a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key and
another key at the same time. This is useful if more than one person uses
the same computer. When the second user presses a modifier key and another
key (for example, CTRL+P to print), StickyKeys will turn off automatically.

Make sounds when modifier key is pressed plays unique tones that indicate
when a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key, is
pressed, locked, or released.

Show StickyKeys status on screen displays a StickyKeys icon on the taskbar
when StickyKeys is turned on.

Open Accessibility Options...
Start | Run | Type: access.cpl | Click OK |
Keyboard tab | To turn off StickyKeys, clear the Use StickyKeys check box

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