Hi Gary,
When selecting files, you use the arrow keys with Control or Shift,, not both. So, let's say that you know the files you want to copy or move are all in a row, one after the other. In this case, you go to the first one, hold down Shift and then arrow to the last file you want, and then you press Control-C to copy or Control-X to cut, and, of course, you know the rest, namely, Control-V to paste it after you go to where you wanted to copy or move them. Now, let's say the group of files you want to move or copy are not in a row, but they are here and there in your folder. In this case, you go to the first file you want, hold down the Control key, arrow to the next one, and then press the spacebar to change the second file's status from unselected to selected. Note that the first file was selected too, and this is because it had already been selected at the time you had navigated to that first file. The way to understand it is that holding down the Control key extends the selection, but it does it differently than the Shift key does. The Control key remembers what is selected but does not select as you are moving down the list. The Shift key, by contrast, selects everything you are moving through. Hth, Rod From: Gary Petraccaro [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 7:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Windows 7 64-bit Selection Problem When I pick a set of files to move or delete I seem always to go one more file than I want to make sure I've gotten the ones I do, in fact, want. Find the first file, hold down ctrl-shift and select. When I find the first file I do not want I cursor back up one entry. If I perform whatever action I want, that first file I don't want gets acted upon. This just lost me a file I had been working on. This never happened in XP. How do I stop this happening? Using the beta, but I'm not sure it is the beta's issue. Thanks. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
