"delete" on the tool bar in Windows Explorer

G

Gordon

Sorry that should be Shift-Click...
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And I've REALLY got it arse about face....Ctl Click to select multiple
non sequential files and Ctl click ot select a block of sequential files...
 
S

SC Tom

Gordon said:
And I've REALLY got it arse about face....Ctl Click to select multiple non
sequential files and Ctl click ot select a block of sequential files...
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Did you mean Ctl-click for multiple non-sequential files and SHIFT-click for
a block of sequential files? :)
 
C

Char Jackson

Did you mean Ctl-click for multiple non-sequential files and SHIFT-click for
a block of sequential files? :)
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What I've always liked about multi-select is that you can mix and
match as many Ctrl-Click and Shift-Click operations as you need, all
within the same selection operation.

I've watched people go down a list of files and do a Click +
Shift-Click sequence to select a group of files, then do something
with them such as copy-move-delete, then go back and do the same with
another group of files, and so on, and then they'll go back and use
Ctrl-Click to select some non-contiguous files and do something with
them.

It's quicker and more efficient to use all of the Shift-Click and
Ctrl-Click operations all at once by changing the second and
subsequent Shift-Click operations into Ctrl-Shift-Click operations.
That allows a person to select a block, select some individuals,
select another block, maybe another block farther down, some more
individuals, etc.
 
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Gene E. Bloch

On 19/04/2011 15:09, KCB wrote:
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Well they should do, because Ctl Click and Shift Click can ONLY be done with
a mouse...
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Not quite true in Win 7 (maybe Vista as well). There is a way to show
selection check boxes on every line of the file display, and they can
be clicked individually.

I don't do it & I don't remember how to set it up, but I do recall that
it is available. IIRC, this only works like Ctrl-Click, not
Shift-Click.

OK, I just spent 10 seconds to find it. It's in the Folder options,
View pane, near the bottom, "Use check boxes...".
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

And I've REALLY got it arse about face....Ctl Click to select multiple non
sequential files and Ctl click ot select a block of sequential files...
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This has turned into the post from hell...

It looks like you've been taking lessons from me :)
 
B

Bob I

Click the unwanted file. Move hand from mouse to Del key. Move hand back
to mouse, chose another file. Move hand from mouse to Del key....
repeat, repeat, repeat.....
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CTRL+click,click,click,click,delete.
 
B

Bob I

Not quite true in Win 7 (maybe Vista as well). There is a way to show
selection check boxes on every line of the file display, and they can be
clicked individually.

I don't do it & I don't remember how to set it up, but I do recall that
it is available. IIRC, this only works like Ctrl-Click, not Shift-Click.

OK, I just spent 10 seconds to find it. It's in the Folder options, View
pane, near the bottom, "Use check boxes...".
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If you don't want to use the mouse, "CTRL+Space" to select and
"CTRL+Arrow" to navigate followed by DEL works just fine also.
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

If you don't want to use the mouse, "CTRL+Space" to select and "CTRL+Arrow"
to navigate followed by DEL works just fine also.
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I prefer the mouse - which probably explains why I didn't know about
those keystrokes :)

There's about a 5% chance that I'll remember them, now that you've told
me (and anyone else who read your post)...
 
B

Bob I

I prefer the mouse - which probably explains why I didn't know about
those keystrokes :)

There's about a 5% chance that I'll remember them, now that you've told
me (and anyone else who read your post)...
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I've had to use some laptops with a virtually worthless touch pad ;-)
 
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