Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
twas, thanks! :) Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA cur...@calweb.com On 10/10/2019 3:33 PM, Tom Kingston via Talk wrote: Just a note. To permanently delete a file or files instead of sending them to the recycle bin, press Shift+Delete, not Control+Delete. I'm sure it was just a typo related to using the control key to select multiple files. Regards, Tom On 10/10/2019 12:51 PM, Curtis Delzer via Talk wrote: you probably have lots of answers by now, though since this is what I do, I'll outline it for you. Find the first file you wish to delete, hold down the control key, go to the next file you wish to delete, press space bar, go to the next file you wish to delete, tap the space bar, (remember during all this the control key is held down), and so forth until you have hit space bar on all the files you wish to remove. Now, after letting up on control, hit delete. If you wish to truly delete all those files and don't wish them in recycle bin, hit control delete. You should get a prompt which is a wee bit different than "moving to recycle bin." :) Hope this helps, though late. Was on a cruise and still catching up on mail. Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA *still use window-eyes and glad I do * cur...@calweb.com On 9/28/2019 6:29 AM, David via Talk wrote: Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/tom.kingston%40charter.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/curtis%40calweb.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
Just a note. To permanently delete a file or files instead of sending them to the recycle bin, press Shift+Delete, not Control+Delete. I'm sure it was just a typo related to using the control key to select multiple files. Regards, Tom On 10/10/2019 12:51 PM, Curtis Delzer via Talk wrote: you probably have lots of answers by now, though since this is what I do, I'll outline it for you. Find the first file you wish to delete, hold down the control key, go to the next file you wish to delete, press space bar, go to the next file you wish to delete, tap the space bar, (remember during all this the control key is held down), and so forth until you have hit space bar on all the files you wish to remove. Now, after letting up on control, hit delete. If you wish to truly delete all those files and don't wish them in recycle bin, hit control delete. You should get a prompt which is a wee bit different than "moving to recycle bin." :) Hope this helps, though late. Was on a cruise and still catching up on mail. Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA *still use window-eyes and glad I do * cur...@calweb.com On 9/28/2019 6:29 AM, David via Talk wrote: Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/tom.kingston%40charter.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
RE: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
Morene, Whether this works for email will depend upon the email program you use and perhaps even the version. I just tried it on Outlook that I get with Office 365 and it did work as described. The best thing to suggest is that you give it a try on messages you were going to delete anyway. Of course, if you delete a message you wanted to keep, you should be able to move it from your trash or "deleted" folder back into your in-box. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -Original Message- From: Talk On Behalf Of Norene Trappa via Talk Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:40 PM To: cur...@calweb.com; Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Norene Trappa Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files Thanks. Will this also work on emails as well if they have accumulated, which they do? Big problem for me. SMILE! Norene -Original Message- From: Curtis Delzer via Talk Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:51 AM To: David via Talk Cc: Curtis Delzer Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files you probably have lots of answers by now, though since this is what I do, I'll outline it for you. Find the first file you wish to delete, hold down the control key, go to the next file you wish to delete, press space bar, go to the next file you wish to delete, tap the space bar, (remember during all this the control key is held down), and so forth until you have hit space bar on all the files you wish to remove. Now, after letting up on control, hit delete. If you wish to truly delete all those files and don't wish them in recycle bin, hit control delete. You should get a prompt which is a wee bit different than "moving to recycle bin." :) Hope this helps, though late. Was on a cruise and still catching up on mail. Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA *still use window-eyes and glad I do * cur...@calweb.com On 9/28/2019 6:29 AM, David via Talk wrote: > Running Win7. > > > Listers, > > I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. > Anyone has some experience, please let me know. > > > I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, > and arrow my way down through the list of files. > > > It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had > been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow > combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. > > > Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete > say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly > > how > > do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the > CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash > or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on > the mouse, I only hear > > "Slash" > > and > > "Star" > > spoken, and nothing else happens. > > > It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would > select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and > it still does not work. So what is the clue? > > > How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of > WinEyes. > > > To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I > used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the > chance to > > MARK > > but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, > and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be > deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, > did actually receive any marking. > > > Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation > more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If > so, what's the procedure, please? > > > Thanks all, > > ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.window-eyes.com%2Foptions.cgi%2Ftalk-window-eyes.com%2Fnstrappa%2540sbcglobal.net&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9a23f353250841f754a108d74da8e65f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637063260117435115&sdata=0Oug7S116Zr83ROTzOnQqRhACWDTR1%2BODd0N66sZV%2Bw%3D&reserved=0. For subscription options, visit https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.window-eyes.com%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Ftalk-window-eyes.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9a23f353250841f754a108d74da8e65f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637063260117435115&sdata=fjsvkqx2GxKD1ttpbBmbcgK21F418IE%2BrYdTSd4SxWU%3D&reserved=0 List archives can be found at https://na
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
Thanks. Will this also work on emails as well if they have accumulated, which they do? Big problem for me. SMILE! Norene -Original Message- From: Curtis Delzer via Talk Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:51 AM To: David via Talk Cc: Curtis Delzer Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files you probably have lots of answers by now, though since this is what I do, I'll outline it for you. Find the first file you wish to delete, hold down the control key, go to the next file you wish to delete, press space bar, go to the next file you wish to delete, tap the space bar, (remember during all this the control key is held down), and so forth until you have hit space bar on all the files you wish to remove. Now, after letting up on control, hit delete. If you wish to truly delete all those files and don't wish them in recycle bin, hit control delete. You should get a prompt which is a wee bit different than "moving to recycle bin." :) Hope this helps, though late. Was on a cruise and still catching up on mail. Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA *still use window-eyes and glad I do * cur...@calweb.com On 9/28/2019 6:29 AM, David via Talk wrote: Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/nstrappa%40sbcglobal.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
you probably have lots of answers by now, though since this is what I do, I'll outline it for you. Find the first file you wish to delete, hold down the control key, go to the next file you wish to delete, press space bar, go to the next file you wish to delete, tap the space bar, (remember during all this the control key is held down), and so forth until you have hit space bar on all the files you wish to remove. Now, after letting up on control, hit delete. If you wish to truly delete all those files and don't wish them in recycle bin, hit control delete. You should get a prompt which is a wee bit different than "moving to recycle bin." :) Hope this helps, though late. Was on a cruise and still catching up on mail. Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA *still use window-eyes and glad I do * cur...@calweb.com On 9/28/2019 6:29 AM, David via Talk wrote: Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
I use Thunderbird and it works with that program. You might try it on a couple of files first to make sure it doesn't delete messages you want to keep. Carol On 10/8/2019 2:19 PM, Norene Trappa via Talk wrote: Quick question. Will that method also work for deleting multiple emails in windows live mail? That would be nice. Thanks. Norene -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+nstrappa=sbcglobal@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of net bat via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 7:39 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: net bat Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files no, you hold down the control key and press the space bar on the files you want to delete. when you are through highlighting the files press the delete key. -Original Message- From: Ron or Susan Denis via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 5:33 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Ron or Susan Denis Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files when in the list of files, press control and space bar. Hold the space bar down, andn as you hitch files wyou want to delete, press space bar on each. When you have marked the files you want, presss to delete them. RD -Original Message- From: David via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:29 AM To: WE English Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: Help needed: Deleting multiple files Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
RE: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
Quick question. Will that method also work for deleting multiple emails in windows live mail? That would be nice. Thanks. Norene -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+nstrappa=sbcglobal@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of net bat via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 7:39 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: net bat Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files no, you hold down the control key and press the space bar on the files you want to delete. when you are through highlighting the files press the delete key. -Original Message- From: Ron or Susan Denis via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 5:33 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Ron or Susan Denis Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files when in the list of files, press control and space bar. Hold the space bar down, andn as you hitch files wyou want to delete, press space bar on each. When you have marked the files you want, presss to delete them. RD -Original Message- From: David via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:29 AM To: WE English Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: Help needed: Deleting multiple files Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, -- David ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rs_denis%40bel lsouth.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/netbat%40comca st.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/nstrappa%40sbc global.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
no, you hold down the control key and press the space bar on the files you want to delete. when you are through highlighting the files press the delete key. -Original Message- From: Ron or Susan Denis via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 5:33 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Ron or Susan Denis Subject: Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files when in the list of files, press control and space bar. Hold the space bar down, andn as you hitch files wyou want to delete, press space bar on each. When you have marked the files you want, presss to delete them. RD -Original Message- From: David via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:29 AM To: WE English Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: Help needed: Deleting multiple files Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, -- David ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rs_denis%40bellsouth.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/netbat%40comcast.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
when in the list of files, press control and space bar. Hold the space bar down, andn as you hitch files wyou want to delete, press space bar on each. When you have marked the files you want, presss to delete them. RD -Original Message- From: David via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:29 AM To: WE English Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: Help needed: Deleting multiple files Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, -- David ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rs_denis%40bellsouth.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
RE: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
David, what you are trying to accomplish can be done using Windows keystrokes. Hold down the Control key after the first item has been selected. Selecting the first item means plus a focus on it. Then, press the spacebar. Next, use the down arrow key to find the next item you wish to delete whilst still holding down the control key. When you find it, press the spacebar again to select it. When you have found and selected all the items you wish to delete, release the control key and then press the Delete key. All selected items will be deleted. Remember, this is a noncontinguous selection. The control MUST BE HELD DOWN whilst using the down arrow to choose the item to be deleted and then pressing the spacebar to select each one without letting go of the control key until all choices have been made. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
Hi David, I am behind in email, so if you already received your answer, simply delete this message. First, find the first file in the list. It will now be selected. Next, hold down the control key and start arrowing through the list. All files will be deselected except the one you already highlighted. Find the next file by arrowing through the list and press the spacebar. It is very important that you do not remove your finger from the control key at any time during this process. To verify your next file has been selected, keep your finger on the control key and arrow up or down once and if the unwanted file is not selected, WE should speak that. Now, go back to your original second file and listen for not selected. If you do not hear that, you now have two files selected and ready to be moved or copied. You can repeat the above step as many times as you need, If your second file was selected when you arrowed back to it. If you select something you did not want, simply press the spacebar to deselect that one file. At this point, press ctrl-c or ctrl-v, depending on whether you plan to cut or move your files which should now be on the clipboard for copying or moving. I know this was a drawn out explanation,but it does work for me. Carol On 9/28/2019 9:29 AM, David via Talk wrote: Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
Thanks, at least you got me on the right track. For everyone's benefit, below is the method outlined. As such, I hope we have contributed to make the daily computing somehow easier for other users. Sure saves some time, when you have to delete several files in a given folder. 1. Open the folder in Windows Explorer. 2. Arrow to the first file you want to mark. 3. Press Ctrl-Space, which will deselect all files in the folder. 4. Press Ctrl-Space again, which will select the currently focused file. 5. Importantly, Keep holding down the Ctrl-key, and use your Up- and Down-keys, to scroll to the next file you want to mark. 6. Reaching the next file of interest, again press Ctrl-Space, to have it marked out. 7. Keep repeating steps 5 and 6, till you have selected all files of your interest. 8. Once you are done selecting, you can let go of the Ctrl-key. 9. Now that you have the files sselected, you can either press the Del-key to have them removed from your computer; or, you can use the Ctrl-C to copy, or rather the Ctrl-X to move the files to another location on your system. Hope this helps everyone. Thanks again for the assistance. David On 9/28/2019 3:39 PM, Lloyd Rasmussen via Talk wrote: > I think you hold down the ctrl key and then press Space at each file > that you want to select. I haven't done this, so proceed with caution. > > > > Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD > http://lras.home.sprynet.com > -Original Message- From: David via Talk > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:29 AM > To: WE English Mailinglist > Cc: David > Subject: Help needed: Deleting multiple files > > Running Win7. > > > Listers, > > I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. > Anyone has some experience, please let me know. > > > I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, > and arrow my way down through the list of files. > > > It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had > been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow > combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. > > > Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete > say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly > > how > > do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the > CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash > or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on > the mouse, I only hear > > "Slash" > > and > > "Star" > > spoken, and nothing else happens. > > > It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would > select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and > it still does not work. So what is the clue? > > > How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of > WinEyes. > > > To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I > used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the > chance to > > MARK > > but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, > and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be > deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, > did actually receive any marking. > > > Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation > more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If > so, what's the procedure, please? > > > Thanks all, > > ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
Re: Help needed: Deleting multiple files
I think you hold down the ctrl key and then press Space at each file that you want to select. I haven't done this, so proceed with caution. Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD http://lras.home.sprynet.com -Original Message- From: David via Talk Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:29 AM To: WE English Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: Help needed: Deleting multiple files Running Win7. Listers, I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today. Anyone has some experience, please let me know. I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer, and arrow my way down through the list of files. It occurs, that I need to delete several of the files. Fine, if they had been right next to each other, I would have used the Shift-Arrow combinations - selecting the files to be deleted, and then press Del-key. Thing is, the files are spread out all over the list. I need to delete say file number 1, 4 and 6. So exactly how do I go about that one. I searched the net, and it said to use the CTRL-key, along with the mouse. If I hold the CTRL along with the Slash or Star on the numeric keypad, simulating the Left or Right clicks on the mouse, I only hear "Slash" and "Star" spoken, and nothing else happens. It further claimed you alternatively should use CTRL-Space, and it would select the file currently focused. Thing is, I tried that one too, and it still does not work. So what is the clue? How does one select multiple files, in Windows Explorer, with the use of WinEyes. To make it more complicated for you, I did try yet another approach. I used the Insert-Del combination on the numeric keypad. It gave me the chance to MARK but when I did choose to let it do so, on each of the files in question, and then pressed Del to delete - Only the currently focused file will be deleted. In other words, none of the other files I thought I had marked, did actually receive any marking. Hope all of this makes any sense. By The Way, is this kind of operation more accessible in either of the other Screen Readers, NVDA or Jaws. If so, what's the procedure, please? Thanks all, -- David ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/lras%40sprynet.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
