Tab for the Win…dows

Just a quick tidbit on Windows Explorer in this post. I was working on renaming several files in Windows Explorer when I hit the Tab key. To my surprise, the rename for the current file was completed and Explorer switched to renaming the next file in the list. I hit Tab again and it switched to the next file. Pressing Shift+Tab will move backwards up the list.

Another quick tip, a slow double-click on a filename in Windows Explorer will allow a file rename.

Below is a gif for demonstration. On a side note, if a picture is worth a thousand words, what a gif worth?

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2 thoughts on “Tab for the Win…dows

  1. Awesome! I never knew this. It’s surprising how much functionality is retained across Windows versions. Long time users can become extremely productive using shortcuts like this.

    F2 is also a shortcut to rename. Have a great day!

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