Number 229 - June 2002

Batch Moving of Files
from Oak run Computer Club
There are a lot of housekeeping tasks in the computer that we seem to put off. One is unburdening a bulky folder where you've been stuffing things to get them out of sight.     Now you've decided you MUST sort them into three (or more) folders. Here's how to make short work of that task, without moving each of the many files individually.     Make two new folders and give them appropriate names. You want all three on the desk together, the overstuffed one and the two new ones.     Open the full one, hold down the CTRL key, highlight several files you wish to put in the first	folder, RELEASE the key, then drag the closest file to the first folder icon. It will have a blinking curser arrow. Release the arrow over the destination folder. You'll see them all pop into the folder together. Neat, huh?     You can repeat the process until all the #2's are settled in, then start on the #3's, leaving behind the #1's.     Try it.     Of course, among these oldies are bound to be some you no longer want. For them, hold down CTRL, highlight them, right click on an empty space and click DELETE.     That's it.
Number 229 - June 2002