# List Component: deselect items without having to use ctrl?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-deselect-items-without-having-to-use-ctrl/211606>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 3, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-deselect-items-without-having-to-use-ctrl/211606 "2007-01-03T15:44:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![slopps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@slopps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slopps)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-deselect-items-without-having-to-use-ctrl/211606/1 "2007-01-03T15:44:47Z")

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Hey guys,  
quick question, when using the list component, a click highlights an item, but is there a way to deselect (or un-highlight) the items other than having to use the ctrl+click?

thanks in advance,

Sammy Joe