Multiple File Selections

Let’s say you open a file on your computer and you want to copy 10 files to another area, but there are 100 files in that one folder. What do you do? You can’t use select all, because you don’t want to move all 100 files. This is what you do, using the friendly little ctrl key you can select multiple files or deselect files. This is a very simple process. Here’s what you do:

1. Click on the first file you want to move
2. Go to the second file you want to select before clicking this file, hold down the ctrl key and then click. You’ll notice that both files are now selected
3. Repeat this process for as many files as you want to select at once

If you accidentally select a file that you don’t want included, just go back to it and hit it again while holding the ctrl button down. This way you deselect that one file. This little tip comes in handy when you’re trying to organize you computer. It also works in programs like Photoshop, say you want to open a bunch of pictures at once, just do the above and hit okay. Photoshop will open all the photos you selected. This tip also works on web pages with forms that allow you to pick multiple options. So that’s how the Ctrl key can help you move around files.