Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
    • Selecting Files and Folders
    • Moving Files and Folders
    • Copying Files and Folders
    • Deleting Files and Folders
    • Renaming Files and Folders
    • Using Windows Explorer
    • Creating Shortcuts
    • Searching for Files and Folders
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Selecting Files and Folders

Before you can perform an operation on a file or folder, you must select (or highlight) the item, so Windows knows which one you want to use.

To select files or folders:

• Single file or folder: Click on the file or folder icon, or use the arrow keys to move the highlighting to the file or folder icon you want to select.
• Multiple, contiguous files or folders: Point to the first file or folder icon, hold down the Shift key, and point to the last file or folder icon. This method selects all the files between. You can also hold down the Shift key and use an arrow key to move down to the final icon in the group you want.
• Multiple, non-contiguous files or folders: Point to the first file or folder icon, hold down the Ctrl key, and point to each of the additional file or folder icons you want.
• All the file or folder icons in the window: Choose Edit, Select All from the menu or press Ctrl+A.
• All except the file or folder icons you have currently selected: Choose Edit, Invert Selection from the menu.

When you select a file or folder, the name and type of the file or folder appears on the left side of the window, along with the last modified date and file attributes. For files, the size of the file is also displayed.

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