shift key won't highlight indavidual files

[Guest]

when I hold my shift key down to select files it will Highlight all the files
between and not only the files i wish to select ie if i hold the 1st file
while holding shift & then I go to pick the last file it will highlight all
the files when I only wanted to pick 2 files it use to work right but
something has happened if any 1 knows how to fix this please contact me at
(e-mail address removed) thanks 4 your help

 

[David Candy]

It is working exactly as it should work. Perhaps you may try the control key.
Selecting
Key Description
Click an object Selects the object, cancelling any other selection.
Control + Click, or Control + Space Selects or unselects the object without cancelling any other selection.
Arrow Keys Moves the focus and selects the object.
Control + Arrow Keys Moves the focus without selecting the objects.
Shift + Arrow Keys Moves the focus and adds the object to the selected objects.
Click then Shift + Click Selects all objects between the two clicks.
Drag Drag a rectangle to select all objects within the rectangle.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Use the Ctrl key instead.

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[Guest]

thanks guys must have been the service pack I downloaded that changed it
around but thanks 4 the tip

 

[David Candy]

No. It has always been this way.

 

[cschiller1]

That's not your only problem: apparently neither your shift key nor your
period key is functioning either.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

thanks guys must have been the service pack I downloaded that changed it
around but thanks 4 the tip

No, there's been no change. Using the <Shift> Key to highlight
multiple files simultaneously and the <Crtl> key to highlight multiple
files one-at-a-time has been standard since at least Windows 3.1.


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[David Candy]

Ctrl wan't in 3.1, one pressed Shift + f8 (I think that was the key) and then space to select and arrows moved the focus without changing selection. I can't remember how one changed back to normal selection mode.

Here we go. From 3.1's Help
Using the Keyboard to Select Files and Directories

You can use the keyboard to select one or more directories or files. Before you can select items, they must be visible in the directory window.

To select a file or directory

Use the following keys to select a file or directory.

Press To select

UP or DOWN ARROW A file or directory above or below the current selection.

END The last item in the list.

HOME The first item in the list.

PAGE UP The item at the top of the previous screen.

PAGE DOWN The item at the bottom of the next screen.

A character The next item that begins with that letter or number.

To select two or more items in sequence

1 Use the arrow keys to move to the first file or directory you want to select.
2 Press and hold down SHIFT while you select the remaining items in the group.

To select two or more items out of sequence

1 Use the arrow keys to move to the first file or directory you want to select.
2 Press and release SHIFT+F8. The selection cursor begins to blink.
3 Move to the next item you want to select.
4 Press the SPACEBAR to select each file or directory.
5 Press and release SHIFT+F8 when you finish selecting files.

To cancel a selection

1 Press and release SHIFT+F8 so that the selection cursor begins to blink.
2 Move to the selection you want to cancel, and then press the SPACEBAR.
3 Press and release SHIFT+F8 when you finish canceling selections.