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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: What System 7 Does For You: A summary.
Message-ID: <0B01FFFB.fbvgpm@outpost.UUCP>
Date: 11 May 91 06:53:04 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
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In article <YEE.91May10160142@pmin27.osf.org>, yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) writes:
> 
> 	This is a great feature, but it reminds me of the problem in 6.0.x
> 	in which you cannot drag select files if you are using View "as
> 	Name".  I know you can Shift-Click on each file you want to select,
> 	but cannot drag select (i.e. drag rectangle to enclose selection in
> 	view "as Icon" or "as Small Icon").
> 	
> 	Is there a way to EASILY select multiple files when you are viewing
> 	files "as Name"?

Sure.  While you're viewing by name, simply click in a white space
area.  You'll get a grey rectangle to drag around just like in the
other views.  Ain't System 7 something!

-- michael

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