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Figure 8-24

To select several files thatare next to each other,hold down the mousebutton and drag arectangle around the filesyou want to select.

Figure 8-25

When you want to select agroup of adjacent files,select the first file youwant to select, hold downthe <Shift> key, and clickthe last file.

Figure 8-26

Use the <Ctrl> key whenyou want to select nonadjacent files.

Other Ways to Move or Copy a file:• Click the file to select it

and select Edit →

Move toor Copy tofrom the menu.

Lesson 8-11: Selecting MultipleFiles and Folders

1. Move the pointer toan empty area in thewindow.

2. Hold down the mouse buttonand drag a rectangle aroundthe files you want to select.

Figure 8-24

Click the first Press and holdfile you want to down theselect, press <Ctrl> keyand hold down while you clickthe <Shift> key each file youand click the want to select.last file youwant to select.

Figure 8-25 Figure 8-26

By now, you know that you must select a file or folder before you can do anything to it, suchas move or delete it. In this lesson, you will learn how to select more than one file and/orfolder at a time, so you can move, copy, or delete a group of files simultaneously.

11.. Navigate to and open your Practice folder.If necessary, follow your instructor’s directions to select the appropriate drive andfolder where your practice files are located.First, let’s review how to select a single file.

22. Click the Paris file to select it.The Paris file is highlighted, indicating that it is selected. Now you could delete, move,

or copy the Paris file. To deselect a file, just click in any empty area of the window.33. Click any empty area of the window to deselect the Paris file.

The Paris file is no longer selected.You can select more than one file or folder at a time, so you can delete, move, or copya whole bunch of files at once. Like so many Windows functions, there are severalmethods to select multiple files. If the files you want to select are next to each other,you can move the mouse pointer to an empty area of the window, hold down the mousebutton, and drag a rectangle around the files you want to select, as shown in Figure8-24 .

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44. Move the pointer to any empty area in the folder window, click and holddown the mouse button, and drag a rectangle around several files, asshown in Figure 8-24 .The only problem with this method is that it only works when you want to select filesthat are next to each other.

55. Click any empty area of the screen to deselect the files.Another method of selecting adjacent files and folders is to click the first file you wantto select, hold down the <Shift> key, and then click the last file of the group of filesyou want to select.

66.. Click the Carbrake file to select it, then press and hold the <Shift> keyas you click the Paris file.You’ve selected the Carbrake file, the Paris file, and all the files that are in between thetwo.

77.. Click any empty area of the screen to deselect the files.To select non-adjacent files and folders, hold down the <Ctrl> key and click each itemyou want to select.

88.. Click the Carbrake file to select it, press and hold down the <Ctrl> key,

click the Paris file and the Trade Show folder, then release the <Ctrl>key.Remember, you can move, copy, or delete any selected files all at once. Holding downthe <Ctrl> key also lets you click and deselect any selected files.

99.. With the files still selected and the <Ctrl> key still pressed, click anddrag one of the selected files (the Carbrake or Paris files, or the TradeShow folder) from the folder window to your Desktop.All the selected files are copied to the desktop.

110 .. With the newly copied files still selected on your Desktop, press the<Delete> key.The selected files are all deleted from the desktop.

To select all the files and folders in the window, select Edit → Select All from themenu.

111 .. Select Edit → Select All from the menu.All the files in the window are selected.

1122.. Close the window to end this lesson.

Quick Reference

To Select Multiple Items:

• If the items are next toeach other, you can clickand drag a rectanglearound the items youwant to select.

Or…• If the items are next to

each other, you can clickthe first item you want toselect, press and holddown the <Shift>key,and click the last item youwant to select.

• If the items aren’t next toeach other, you can selectnon-adjacent items byholding the <Ctrl>keyand clicking the items you

want to select.To Select All Files at Onc• Select Edit → Select All

from the menu.

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