LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US User Manual

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. . . Selecting files and folders

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NOTE By default, selecting a folder selects all of its files
and its subfolders. To change the default, click File Trans-
fer Options (Options menu). On the Filter tab, clear this
box: Include Subfolders in Copies. (You can always over-
ride this setting when you are asked to confirm a copy or
move operation.)
To select a single file or folder:
• Place the mouse pointer on its name or icon, and click

the left mouse button.

To select a group of items, do either of the following:
• Click the first item, and press SHIFT while you click the

last item.

• Click at a right corner of the group and drag to the

opposite corner to form a selection box.

To select two or more items out of sequence:
• Press CTRL while you click the items.
To select all folders and files in the current folder:
• On the File menu, click Select All.
TIP To select everything on a drive, click the drive and
then click Select All.

To select folders and files using the Select By com-
mand:
1 On the File menu, click Select By.
2 In the Filter box, type the name of a file or folder. Or use wild-

cards to specify items with similar names.
For example, typing *.DOC selects all files with the .DOC

extension. The default (*.*) selects all files and folders.
You can specify several criteria at once by typing them
one after another and inserting a space or a comma
between them. For example, typing *.DOC,*.TXT dis-

plays all files with those extensions.

3 If you want to select according to date, check the Enable

Date/Time Range box. Then type the dates and times
under Oldest File and Newest File.

4 Click OK.

Clearing selections

To clear an individual selection:
• Hold down CTRL while you click the item.
To clear all selections:
• On the File menu, click Clear Selection.

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