"delete" on the tool bar in Windows Explorer

[Gordon]

Sorry that should be Shift-Click...

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...

 

[SC Tom]

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...

Did you mean Ctl-click for multiple non-sequential files and SHIFT-click for
a block of sequential files?

 

[Char Jackson]

Did you mean Ctl-click for multiple non-sequential files and SHIFT-click for
a block of sequential files?

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.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On 19/04/2011 15:09, KCB wrote:

Well they should do, because Ctl Click and Shift Click can ONLY be done with
a mouse...

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...".

 

[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...

This has turned into the post from hell...

It looks like you've been taking lessons from me

 

[Gordon]

This has turned into the post from hell...

It looks like you've been taking lessons from me

ROTFL!

 

[Deddajay]

And where would someone get the replacement?

xplorer²

http://www.zabkat.com/

Been using it for years and it's so much better than Windows Explorer!

 

[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.....

CTRL+click,click,click,click,delete.

 

[Bob I]

And where would someone get the replacement?

The term "google" comes to mind. ;-)

 

[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...".

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.

 

[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.

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)...

 

[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)...

I've had to use some laptops with a virtually worthless touch pad ;-)