Selecting multiple icons

When multiple icons are selected, actions such as printing, editing, and copying affect all of them.

For example, you can:

• print multiple files with one print request.

• edit multiple files at the same time.

• get file property information about multiple files with one request.

• copy multiple files with one request.

To select all the icons in the active window:

1. Open the Edit menu on the desktop or directory menu bar.

2. Select Select All.

To select a group of icons:

1. Point to an unoccupied space in the Desktop or a directory window near the icons that you want to select.

2. Press and hold mouse button 1.

3. Drag the mouse: a rectangular box opens and follows the movement.

4. Release the mouse button to select any icons the box surrounds.

To select two or more icons individually:

1. Select the first icon with mouse button 1.

2. Select subsequent icons with mouse button 2.