You may then go back to "edit" on the Standard tool bar- Notice that you can now "Cut" or "Copy" the selected files... Or you can R_Click on any one of the highlighted files to get to the same (and sometimes more) options.

**KEYBOARD NOTE: The easiest way of all to "select all" is by using the keyboard: [CTRL+A] will do exactly the same thing as shown above.

Contiguous, but not All:

But what if you have alot of contiguous files, but do not want to select everything in the folder? The methods described below allow more control:

Using Shift+Arrow Keys:

Using your mouse, select only the first file of a group of contiguous files. Then while holding down the Shift key, press the Down Arrow key to highlight the rest of the contiguous group. This works equally as well by selecting the last file of a contiguous group and using SHIFT+Up Arrow.  


Throwing a rope:
But what if you don't like the keyboard: Isn't there a way to do this with the mouse? Why, yes there is, and it is called "throwing a rope". This technique seems to be the hardest for folks to grasp, but it is invaluable for selection. One simply  Clicks-and-holds on the background adjacent to the first (or last) of the contiguous group, dragging over to highlight the first file, then dragging down to include all the rest... They will highlight as you go: