Most of the time, this is a whole lot faster??”not to mention more
accurate??”than trying to select the files by hand. See ???Search Tricks,???
later in this chapter, for more information.
Figure 2-13. It??™s dead simple, but rubber bands??”or ???selection rectangles,??? as they like to
be called??”allow you to select a cluster of files in one quick step
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Checkboxes
You like clicking checkboxes? In Windows Explorer, click the Organize
drop-down, select Folder and Search Options, and then turn on the Use
check boxes to select items option. Click OK, and your folder now
looks like Figure 2-14; then, click the checkbox next to any file to select
it without holding down any keys or worrying about clicking in the
wrong place.
Take Charge of Drag-Drop
The ???desktop metaphor??? used as the basis for the interface in Windows Vista
revolves around a handful of concepts, one of the most basic being that you
can drag an item with the mouse to move it from one place to another.
But when dragging produces inconsistent results, the whole system starts to
break down; unfortunately, that??™s the case in Vista.
Depending on where the item currently lives and where you??™re trying to put it,
a variety of things can happen. The good news is that with an understanding of
what??™s happening, combined with the visual cues you get from Windows
Explorer, you can predict what will happen every single time you drag and
drop.
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