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authorTiffany Antopolski <tiffany@antopolski.com>2011-03-19 13:32:07 -0400
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<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files-arrange"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="files-move"/>
- <desc>Make a copy of a file or folder in a new location.</desc>
+ <desc>Use the mouse, commands, or keyboard shortcuts.</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2010-06-16" status="candidate"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2011-03-19" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Cristopher Thomas</name>
<email>crisnoh@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
+ <email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email>
+ </credit>
<license>
<p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
</license>
</info>
-<title>Copying Files and Folders</title>
+<title>Copying and moving 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.
+A file or folder can be copied or moved to a new location by dragging and dropping with the mouse, using the copy and paste commands, or keyboard shortcuts.
+</p>
+<p>
+Copying files can be useful when creating a folder containing files to email to a friend or coworker, or when <link xref="backup">backing up</link> 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>
+<title>Drag files to the new location</title>
+<item><p><link xref="open-file-manager">Open the file browser</link> to the folder containing the item you want to copy.</p></item>
+<item><p>Open a second file browser window by clicking <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq>. Navigate to the folder where you want to put the copy of the item.</p></item>
+<item><p>To copy the file, hold down the <key>Ctrl</key> key, then click and drag the item from the first window to the new destination.</p>
+<p>To move the file, hold down the <key>Shift</key> key, then click and drag the item from the first window to the new destination.</p></item>
</steps>
<steps>
-<title>Copy and Paste to the New Location</title>
+<title>Copy files 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>
+
+<steps>
+<title>Move files to the new location</title>
+<item><p>Select the item you want to move by clicking on it once.</p></item>
+<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Cut</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
+<item><p>Navigate to the folder where you want to move the item.</p></item>
+<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish moving the item.</p></item>
+</steps>
+
+<steps>
+<title>Copy or move files using keyboard shortcuts</title>
+<item><p>Click once on the item you want to copy or move.</p></item>
+<item><p>To copy the item, press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>C</key></keyseq>.</p>
+<p>To move the item, press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>X</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
+<item><p>Navigate to the folder where you want to paste the item.</p></item>
+<item><p>Click <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq> to finish copying or moving the item.</p></item>
</steps>
+
</page>