Vista Tutorial - Select Files using Check Boxes

**Brink**

How to Select Files Using a Check Box in Vista Windows Explorer

Information

This will show you how to turn on or off the option to select a file or multiple files in Windows Explorer with a check box. This is turned off by default.

NOTE

The usual default way to select multiple files is to either right click and drag a highlight over them or press and hold the Ctrl key and click the files to highlight them.

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Here's How:

1. Open Folder Options.

2. Click on the View tab. (See screenshot below)

3. To Turn On Check Box Selection -
A) Check the Use check boxes to select items box. (See screenshot below step 5)

4. To Turn Off Check Box Selection -
A) Uncheck the Use check boxes to select items box.

5. Click OK to apply and close properties.

Tip

How to Use the Check Box Selection
1. Open a Explorer window to where you want to select files.

2. Highlight the file you want to select and check the box. (See screenshots below)
NOTE: Repeat until you have selected all the files you wanted.

3. Now perform whatever action you wanted to do with the selected files.
NOTE: EX: Move, Copy, Delete, Etc..

EXAMPLE:

That's it,
Shawn

**neocyprinus** · 02-27-2008

Cool! Very nice function.

mafia_boy · 03-02-2008

very handy tut thank you

**Brink** · 03-02-2008

Your welcome neocyprinus and mafia boy. I'm glad that you like it.

Shawn