Microsoft KB Archive/113412

CTRL+Arrow Key Loses Selection in Add To Selection Mode

PSS ID Number: Q113412 Article last modified on 11-16-1994

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= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project, when you press CTRL+LEFT ARROW (COMMAND+LEFT ARROW on Macintosh) to select the first field in a row when you are in the Add To Selection mode, the originally selected cells are no longer selected.

This same behavior occurs with CTRL+RIGHT ARROW, CTRL+UP ARROW, and CTRL+DOWN ARROW.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= MORE INFORMATION =

In Microsoft Project, when you use the Add To Selection mode, (when you press SHIFT+F8), ADD is displayed on the right side of the status bar. In this mode, you can select multiple groups of fields with the keyboard, using the arrow keys to move to another group of fields without losing the original selection. However, if you press the CTRL key and any of the direction arrows to move to another field in this mode, the original selection is lost.

NOTE: In Microsoft Excel, when you use the CTRL key with the arrow keys, the original selection is not lost.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) In a new project, choose Gantt Chart from the View menu.
 * 2) In row 5, select the Scheduled Start field.
 * 3) Press SHIFT+F8 to enter Add To Selection mode.
 * 4) Press CTRL+LEFT ARROW to select the first field in row 5.

The first field in row 5 is selected, however the Scheduled Start field in row 5 is no longer selected.

= REFERENCES =

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