You can select files and folders in several ways in the file manager. Table 5–5 describes how to select items in file manager windows and from the desktop background.
Table 5–5 Selecting Items in the File Manager
Task |
Action |
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Select an item |
Click on the item. |
Select a group of contiguous items |
In icon view, drag around the files that you want to select. In list view, click on the first item in the group. Press-and-hold Shift, then click on the last item in the group. |
Select multiple items |
Press-and-hold Ctrl. Click on the items that you want to select. Alternatively, press-and-hold Ctrl, then drag around the files that you want to select. |
Select all items in a folder |
Choose Edit -> Select All Files. |
To perform the default action on an item, double-click on the item. You can set your file manager preferences so that you click once on a file to execute the default action.