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1. Holding Shift key to Select Text Most of know that we can select contiguous files and folders by holding the Shift key and clicking on the first and then the last file/folder. This also applies to selecting text on documents like MS Word, Notepad or any other text editor. All you need to do is click on the first character, then press the shift, point to the last character, click there and release the Shift key. 2. Holding Ctrl key to Select Multiple Text Have you ever wanted to select multiple pieces of text on a document? What do you do then? Here’s the answer. Keep the Ctrl key held while selecting text. Again, keeping it pressed, select another piece of text; select the third piece of text and so on. 3. Holding Shift Shows Extended Context Menu All files and folders are bestowed with a right-click context menu which allows us to perform certain action on the files/folders. Did you know that there are some hidden options in it? If you press the Shift key while doing a right-click you will be presented with an extended menu with those hidden options. 4. Zoom In and Zoom Out All applications- image viewers, document editors, browsers and even the explorer allow you to zoom in and zoom out. While most of them have keyboard shortcuts or a dedicated tool to support that, some have none. You can use the mouse scroll to for all zooming activities along with the Ctrl key kept pressed. Never tried? Try it right now! 5. Window Tips with Mouse Many people double click on the center of the title bar in order to maximize the said window. Give it a try if you were unaware of it. But the smarter trick is in closing a window by double clicking on the left end of the window title bar.

Text: 6. Hold Ctrl to Open a Link in New Tab Whenever we click on links, some open in the same tab, some open on a new tab and others open in a new window. We can always right-click on the link and select our desired behavior. If your regular choice is Open in New Tab you can emulate the same behavior by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on the link. 7. Closing Browser Tabs Left button of the mouse is not working? And if you do not know the keyboard shortcut to close a browser tab, what are you going to do? Simply press the mouse scroll by pointing on the middle of a tab and see what happens. 8. Activate Mouse ClickLock This feature relieves you from keeping the mouse button pressed for performing activities like text selection and moving files of folders. It can be really useful for laptop users when their touchpad is not functioning.