Selecting Files and Folders

Selecting Files and Folders

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How do I select a file/folder?

  1. One file selectedLocate the file or folder.
  2. Left click once to select it. (Selected files/folders will be highlighted in blue).

How do I select multiple files/folders?

You may wish to select more than one file or folder in order to move, delete, copy etc multiple files at once.

To select more than one item listed consecutively:

  1. Click once on the first file/folder.
  2. Shift key on keyboardPress and hold <Shift>.
  3. Click once on the last file/folder in the list.

Consecutive files selectedThe first file, last file and all files in between will be selected.

To select more than one item listed non-consecutively:

  1. Click once on the first file/folder.
  2. Control key on keyboardPress and hold <Ctrl>.
  3. Click once on each additional required file/folder.
  4. Non consecutive files selectedRelease the <Ctrl> key when all files/folders have been selected.

To select ALL files/folders:

  1. Click once within the folder to activate it.
  2. Control and A Key on KeyboardPress <Ctrl> and <A>.

All files selected

All files and folders will be selected.