shift-click

ˈʃɪft ˌklɪk

Definition

Definition of shift-click - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computer action

TECH.

pressing the mouse while holding the Shift key

TECH.

A shift-click selects multiple files at once.

Verb

intr.

computer action

TECH.

hold Shift and click to select or do something special

TECH.

Shift-click the first and last files to select them all.

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Examples of shift-click in a sentence

Use a shift-click to select adjacent photos.
Shift-click each photo to add them to your selection.
You can shift-click to highlight multiple emails at once.

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French:clic Maj, cliquer en maintenant Maj, ...
German:Shift-Klick, Shift-klicken, ...
Italian:clic con shift, cliccare con Shift premuto, ...
Spanish:clic con Shift, hacer clic con Shift, ...
Portuguese:clique com Shift, clicar com Shift, ...
Chinese:Shift点击, 按住Shift键点击, ...
Japanese:シフトクリック, Shiftキーを押しながらクリックする, ...
Arabic:نَقْرَة شِيفْت, نَقَرَ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ عَلَى شِفْت, ...
Hebrew:לְחִיצַת Shift, לִלְחוֹץ עִם Shift, ...
Russian:шифт-клик, кликать с зажатым Shift, ...
Ukrainian:натискання з Shift, клацати з утриманням Shift, ...
Hindi:शिफ्ट-क्लिक, शिफ्ट-क्लिक करना, ...
Bengali:শিফট-ক্লিক, Shift-ক্লিক করা, ...
Catalan:clic amb Shift, premre Shift i clicar, ...
Czech:Shift+kliknutí, shift-kliknout, ...
Danish:shift-klik, shift-klikke, ...
Dutch:shift-klik, shift-klikken, ...
Greek:παράλληλο κλικ με Shift, πατάω Shift και κάνω κλικ, ...
Hungarian:Shift-kattintás, shift-kattintani, ...
Khmer:ការចុចកណ្ដុរខណៈពេលសង្កត់គ្រាប់ចុច ប្ដូរ, សង្កត់គ្រាប់ចុចប្ដូរអក្សរឱ្យជាប់ ហើយចុចកណ្ដុរ, ...
Korean:쉬프트 클릭, Shift 클릭하다, ...
Persian:کلیک همراه با شیفت, کلیک همراه با شیفت کردن, ...
Polish:klik z wciśniętym Shift, kliknąć z przytrzymaniem Shift, ...
Portuguese (BR):clique com Shift, clicar com Shift, ...
Romanian:click cu Shift, a face clic cu Shift apăsat, ...
Swedish:shift-klick, shift-klicka, ...
Thai:การกด shift-click, กด Shift คลิก, ...
Turkish:shift-tıklaması, Shift tuşuyla tıklamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhấn chuột kèm Shift, nhấn Shift và nhấp chuột, ...

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