The Tab key is an abbreviation for tabulatorkey, which means "the person who makes the watch, the tabulator, and the (tab on the typewriter) tab." Its most basic usage is to draw a table without borders. As shown in the figure below, the interval between words is achieved by pressing the Tab key once. It is generally equal to the length of 8 spaces. When there is a word in front of it, the word length is added to be divisible by 8, as shown in the last line in the figure below. 600)makesmallpic(this,600,1800);' src="http://pic.enorth.com.cn/0/05/61/64/5616407_921373.jpg" onload="if(this.width />600 ){this.resize=true;this.width = 600;}"> Why not call the Tab key a tab? Because the Tab key is not just for tabulation, it has a lot of practical usage, far beyond the scope of tabulation.
Basic Usage
1. Change the focus Focus on the next button, input box or link. For example, closing an unsaved notepad will bring up a prompt (below). At this point, there is a dashed box on the "Yes" button. If you press a space or press Enter, it is equivalent to clicking the "Yes" button with the mouse. . If you want to use the keyboard to "click" the "No" button, press the Tab button, the dotted box will move to "No", and then press the space. 600)makesmallpic(this,600,1800);' src="http://pic.enorth.com.cn/0/05/61/64/5616408_824881.jpg" onload="if(this.width />600 ) {this.resize=true;this.width = 600;}"> There is also a very common usage. When logging in to the forum or QQ, after entering the account, you don't need to click the password box with the mouse, just press The Tab key will position the cursor to the password box. If you want to position it in reverse, press the key combination Shift+Tab. 2, quickly renamed under Vista or WindowsServer2008, Tab also has a magical usage: select an icon on the desktop, press F2 to enter the rename state, after the name is changed, then press the Tab key, it will enter the next file Rename status. To reverse the previous file, press the Shift+Tab key combination. It is very convenient when renaming multiple files. (Thanks to dofy's test.) 3. Switching windows Old birds often use the Alt+Tab key combination to quickly switch windows. This combination of keys must first press the Alt key and then press the Tab key to quickly switch to the previous window. With the Alt key pressed, pressing the Tab key will bring up the icon for the currently open window, and then press the Tab key to switch between each icon. The Alt+Shift+Tab key combination is a reverse switch. Release the Alt key to switch the window. Under Vista, press this key combination and a window thumbnail appears. 4. Switch tabs or tabs Ctrl+Tab: Switch to the next tab or browser tab. Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Reverse switch. Firefox users can also install the Ctrl-Tab extension to implement tab switching with preview. By the way, press Ctrl+Shift+A to preview all the tags, and you can type them in the search box to filter the tags. Advanced Usage
1. At the command prompt At the command prompt, the Tab key is very useful, it can automatically fill in the names of files and folders (it seems to be a little weird for auto-filling). Some readers may already know, but this tip has another little secret that is little known. First look at a demo picture, it may be a little dizzy, when the flashing cursor disappears, it is the moment of pressing the tab: The following is explained in detail by example: Assume that there is a folder under the path "D:\\cfan" :a, ab, there are files: abc.txt, ac.txt. Click "Start → Run" and type "cmd", press Enter to open the command prompt. First enter "D:", press Enter to switch to D drive, then enter "cdcfan" command to enter the "D:\\cfan" folder. Enter "dir" after "D:\\cfan>" (note that there is a space after the dir): 1 Automatically populate the name of the folder or file: just press the Tab key to cycle through the names of the folders and files. Use Shift+Tab to fill the previous one. 2 Automatically fill in the name of the folder or file at the beginning of a specific letter: Enter "a", and then press the Tab key to fill the folder "a" and the file "abc.txt" in sequence. Useful when entering a folder or file with a very long name. 3 automatically fill in the name of the file with a specific extension: enter "*.txt", and then press the Tab key, you can fill the file "abc.txt", "ac.txt" in turn. At the command prompt, an asterisk stands for any character. 4 automatically fill the second letter for the specific folder and file name: enter "?b*", and then press the Tab key, you can fill the folder "ab" and the file "abc.txt" in turn. The question mark represents a character here. 5 Auto-fill the file name with a specific length: Enter "???.txt", and then press the Tab key to fill the files "abc.txt" and "ac.txt" in sequence. 2. In the input method In the Google Pinyin input method, the Tab key is to page backwards. Shift+Tab is page forward. In the Sogou Pinyin input method, press the Tab key to enter the stroke selection mode. To use it, after entering the pinyin of one word or more words, press the tab key, and then enter the first one by h (horizontal), s (vertical), p (撇), n (捺), z (fold). The stroke of the word is always found until the word. In this mode, you can also use the word-assisted auxiliary code. For example, if you want to input a Chinese character “娴”, but it is very backward, you can't find it, then type “xian”, then press the Tab key, then enter the two parts of “娴”. The first letter "nx" of the female "free" can be seen only with the word "娴". 3, in Photoshop After pressing the Tab key, the toolbar and panel will be hidden, leaving only the menu bar. This shortcut is often used in conjunction with the full-screen shortcut "f". 4, under EmEditor and EditPlus When programming code under EmEditor and EidtPlus, select multiple lines, press the Tab key to quickly indent the selected multiple lines. The Shift+Tab key combination is reverse indented. 5, in the browser Some forums support the use of the key combination "Ctrl + Enter" to quickly submit, but this combination of keys does not necessarily support each browser. I am accustomed to use the Tab+Enter key combination to quickly submit, use the Tab key to move the focus to the "Submit" button (in a few cases, you need to press the Tab key multiple times), press the Enter key. The "Ctrl+Enter" key combination needs to be called by the java script script. With this method, even if the web page is not scripted, it can be submitted quickly. 6, replace the Tab key When opening, mention the Tab key can produce tabs, if you want to replace the tab, what should I do? Very simple, in Word, press the key combination Ctrl+H, enter "^t" in "Find Content", "Replace with" does not fill, click on all replacement to quickly delete the tab. In EmEditor, press the key combination Ctrl+H, enter "\\t" in "Find", "Replace with" without filling, and check "Use escape sequence", click "Replace all".