Tuesday, May 01, 2007

VISTA: Here's how to control what happens when you drag and drop an item:

Computer Repair and Consulting Service TIPS

  • To copy an object in any situation, hold the Ctrl key while dragging. Of course, this won't work for system objects such as Control Panel itemsa shortcut will be created regardless. Using the Ctrl key in this way will also work when dragging a file from one part of a folder to another part of the same folder, which is an easy way to duplicate a file or folder.

  • To move an object in any situation, hold the Shift key while dragging. This also won't work for system objects such as Control Panel itemsa shortcut will be created regardless.

  • To create a shortcut to an object in any situation, hold the Ctrl and Shift keys simultaneously while dragging. If you try to make a shortcut that points to another shortcut, the shortcut will simply be copied (duplicated).

  • To choose what happens to dragged files each time without having to press any keys, drag your files with the right mouse button, and a special menu will appear when the files are dropped. This context menu is especially helpful because it will display only options appropriate to the type of object you're dragging and the place where you've dropped it.


Computer Repair,Computer Service
Computer Consulting,Computer Consultant
Computer Support

No comments: