Recognize that? It’s the infamous tab button on your keyboard. You’ve probably used it for two things: indenting paragraphs and filling out forms without using the mouse. Today, we’ll focus on the filling-out-the-forms part.

Ever wonder why your TAB button has two arrows, one going backwards and one going forwards? It has a double function. If you’ve only used it to go to the next field or text box in a form, you’re missing out on 50% of its functionality.

The other 50% is it’s ability to go backwards through text boxes and fields. How do we harness this awesome power?

Shift + TAB

Give it a try next time you’re filling out a giant, ugly form. After you start using it, you’ll never stop.

Published by Geoffrey Liu

A software engineer by trade and a classical musician at heart. Currently a software engineer at Groupon getting into iOS mobile development. Recently graduated from the University of Washington, with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Music. Web development has been my passion for many years. I am also greatly interested in UI/UX design, teaching, cooking, biking, and collecting posters.

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