Tip #4385 - Selecting Multiple Files
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Selecting
Multiple Files
Have you ever
needed to open, move or delete several files all at one time? Well,
if you have, I can show you a few techniques on how to select those
files much faster and easier than what you may have done in the past.
Let’s get to it, shall we?!
First off, I will
show you how to open a couple files at the same time. You can start
by locating the files you wish to open, preferably in your My Documents
folder. Once you've found them, click once on the first file and then
move your cursor to the last one, but don’t click yet! Before
you click, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard
and then finally, double click the last file. When you double click
the last file, your files should pop up together, as shown here:
The second method
I’m going to show you is for opening large groups of files at
the same time. It's similar to the first technique, but it is slightly
different, so be sure to pay attention! First, click once on the first
file and then move your cursor to the next one. Next, hold down the
Ctrl key on your keyboard and then click your mouse
through the whole list of files. Be sure to hold the Ctrl key down
until you have finished selecting all of the files. Once you've finished
choosing your files, you can go ahead and double click on the very
last one. Just like before, all of those files will pop up together,
as shown here:
Now, you can do
a few other things with both of these techniques. You can drag them
into another folder, to your hard drive or even to the Recycling Bin.
If you can’t see the folder you want to put them in, cut them
by right clicking on any file in the selection and choosing Cut
from the shortcut menu. Then just navigate to the folder you want
to put the files into, right click on it again and select Paste.
You can now open
your files much faster than ever before. Have fun!
~ Mike Pettinato
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