---
title: makePreviousSegmentKey()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nssegmentedcell/makeprevioussegmentkey()
---

# makePreviousSegmentKey()

Selects the previous segment.

## Declaration

```swift
func makePreviousSegmentKey()
```

## Discussion

Discussion The previous segment is the one to the left of the currently selected segment. For the first segment, the selection wraps around to the last segment of the control.

## See Also

### Specifying the Selected Segment

- [setSelected(_:forSegment:)](appkit/nssegmentedcell/setselected(_:forsegment:).md)
- [selectSegment(withTag:)](appkit/nssegmentedcell/selectsegment(withtag:).md)
- [makeNextSegmentKey()](appkit/nssegmentedcell/makenextsegmentkey().md)
- [selectedSegment](appkit/nssegmentedcell/selectedsegment.md)
- [isSelected(forSegment:)](appkit/nssegmentedcell/isselected(forsegment:).md)