Un-indentation in Netbeans

Question

In netbeans, if I select some text and press Tab, it works correctly and the text is indented to the right side as expected.

But if I then try to backspace behind the text, it only removes one space at a time. Very annoying.

Is there any way to change this setting, so backspacing behind a tabbed line causes the whole tab to be removed and not just 1 space?

Answer 1

I don't use Netbeans (anymore), but usually the shortcut for this is Shift+Tab.

Answer 2

Its worth mentioning that ALT+SHIFT+UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT will indent left or right and also allow you to move the line(s) up or down. Its a pretty handy feature.