tab key


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Noun1.tab key - the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulationtab key - the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
tab
key - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
typewriter keyboard - a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
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tab key

n → Tabtaste f; (on typewriter) → Tabulatortaste f
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For people who cannot use a mouse, Web browsers have a feature that selects the clickable items on the page by pressing the TAB key.
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Many authors still use the space bar instead of the tab key and tend to centralise titles and headings with the space bar.
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If you turn on Full Keyboard Access in System Preferences (under Keyboard), note that you can now switch through the previous, play/pause, next, AirPlay, and other buttons with the tab key.
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Use standard keyboard characters, such as asterisks instead of bullets, to be on the safe side, and use the space bar instead of the tab key.
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By preventing people from choosing locked cells, you ensure that they can use the Tab key to quickly jump to the next input cell.
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When filling out a form, the Tab key moves you forward field to field; a Shift-Tab moves you backward.
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