Select items, files, and folders to operate on them.
Depending on the command:
- You can select one or multiple items and files. You cannot select multiple folders.
- You can select a combination of items and files.
- Operations on a folder affect either the folder itself (such as Rename) or the content of the folder (such as Check Out).
To select and operate on items, files, and folders:
- Do one:
- To select a single item, file, or folder, click it.
- To select consecutive items or files, click the first item or file, then hold down the Shift key and click the last item or file.
You can also drag a bounding box around items and files to select them.
- To select nonconsecutive items or files, press and hold the Ctrl key, then click each item and file.
- To select all items and files in a folder, click in the main pane, then click .
- Operate on your selection:
- Right-click your selection and select a command from the menu.
You can right-click a single item, file, or folder without first selecting it.
- Click an icon from the Toolbar.
- Click a command from the Menu Bar.
- For move and copy operations, drag your selection to a new location.