Select Multiple Items from a List How to select multiple items from a list on your computer without clicking on each one individually
A simple but effective and useful trick.  Print This Page As an example we will suppose that you want to copy some of the documents in your My Documents list onto a CD.  You will need to select all of the files/folders you wish to back up.
To select ALL of the items in a list Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and then press A  (Ctrl A).  All the items in the list will be selected
To deselect one or more items Hold down the Ctrl key and use THE MOUSE to click on the individual items that you want to remove from the selection
To select consecutive items in a list Use the mouse to click on the first item in the list.  Hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard and use the mouse to click on the last item in the list to be selected.  Everything in between will also be selected
To select individual items in a list Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.  Use the mouse to click on the individual items to be selected