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author | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2010-06-23 16:21:00 +0100 |
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committer | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2010-06-23 16:21:00 +0100 |
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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-copy.page b/gnome-help/C/files-copy.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bc8dd56 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome-help/C/files-copy.page @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="files-copy"> + + <info> + <link type="guide" xref="files"/> + <link type="seealso" xref="files-move"/> + <desc>Make a copy of a file or folder in a new location.</desc> + + <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2010-06-16" status="final"/> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Cristopher Thomas</name> + <email>crisnoh@gmail.com</email> + </credit> + <license> + <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> + </license> + + </info> + +<title>Copying Files and Folders</title> + +<p> +A file or folder can be copied to a new location by dragging and dropping with the mouse, or you can use the copy and paste commands. This can be useful when creating a folder containing files to email to a friend or coworker, or when backing up individual files to an external storage device. +</p> + +<steps> +<title>Drag Files to the New Location</title> +<item><p>Open the file browser to the folder containing the item you want to copy.</p></item> +<item><p>Open a second file browser window by clicking <guiseq><gui>Places</gui><gui>Home Folder</gui></guiseq> in the main menubar.</p></item> +<item><p>In the second window, navigate to the folder where you want to put the copy of the item.</p></item> +<item><p>Back in the first window, click on the item once to select it. Hold down the <key>Ctrl</key> key, then drag the item to the new destination.</p></item> +<item><p>Let go of the mouse button to copy it to the new destination. You can let go of the <key>Ctrl</key> key too.</p></item> +</steps> + +<steps> +<title>Copy and Paste to the New Location</title> +<item><p>Select the item you want to copy by clicking on it once.</p></item> +<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Copy</gui></guiseq>.</p></item> +<item><p>Navigate to the folder where you want to put the copy of the item.</p></item> +<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish copying the item.</p></item> +</steps> +</page> |