diff --git a/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraph.cpp b/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraph.cpp
index 00ade1b0..0198ea62 100644
--- a/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraph.cpp
+++ b/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraph.cpp
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ void gGraph::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     if (!m_graphview) return;
 
     if (m_graphview->selectionInProgress() && m_graphview->metaSelect()) {
-        if (!(event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier)) {
+        if (!(event->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier)) {
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraphView.cpp b/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraphView.cpp
index de7dd5fa..a73770e9 100644
--- a/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraphView.cpp
+++ b/sleepyhead/Graphs/gGraphView.cpp
@@ -1384,11 +1384,19 @@ void gGraphView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
                 }
 
                 {
+                    if (m_metaselect) {
+                        if (m_selected_graph) {
+                            m_selected_graph->m_selecting_area = false;
+                        }
+                    }
                     // send event to graph..
                     m_point_clicked = QPoint(event->x(), event->y());
+
                     //QMouseEvent e(event->type(),m_point_clicked,event->button(),event->buttons(),event->modifiers());
+
+
                     m_button_down = true;
-                    m_metaselect = event->modifiers() && Qt::ControlModifier;
+                    m_metaselect = event->modifiers() && Qt::ShiftModifier;
                     m_horiz_travel = 0;
                     m_graph_index = i;
                     m_selected_graph = m_graphs[i];
@@ -1441,11 +1449,16 @@ void gGraphView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
                     }
 
                     {
+                        if (m_metaselect) {
+                            if (m_selected_graph) {
+                                m_selected_graph->m_selecting_area = false;
+                            }
+                        }
                         // send event to graph..
                         m_point_clicked = QPoint(event->x(), event->y());
                         //QMouseEvent e(event->type(),m_point_clicked,event->button(),event->buttons(),event->modifiers());
                         m_button_down = true;
-                        m_metaselect = event->modifiers() && Qt::ControlModifier;
+                        m_metaselect = event->modifiers() && Qt::ShiftModifier;
 
                         m_horiz_travel = 0;
                         m_graph_index = i;
@@ -1559,7 +1572,7 @@ void gGraphView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     // The graph that got the button press gets the release event
     if (m_button_down) {
         m_button_down = false;
-        m_metaselect = event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier;
+        m_metaselect = event->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier;
 
         if (m_metaselect) {
             m_point_released = event->pos();
@@ -1571,7 +1584,7 @@ void gGraphView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 
 void gGraphView::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
-    if (m_metaselect && !(event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier)) {
+    if (m_metaselect && !(event->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier)) {
         QMouseEvent mevent(QEvent::MouseButtonRelease, m_point_released, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::LeftButton, event->modifiers());
         if (m_graph_index>=0)
             m_graphs[m_graph_index]->mouseReleaseEvent(&mevent);
@@ -1791,8 +1804,9 @@ void gGraphView::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
 void gGraphView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
     if (m_button_down) {
-        m_metaselect = event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier;
+        m_metaselect = event->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier;
     }
+
     if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Tab) {
         event->ignore();
         return;