{"id":72563,"date":"2021-03-25T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=72563"},"modified":"2021-03-23T14:45:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:45:38","slug":"select-multiple-items-in-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/72563-select-multiple-items-in-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: How to Select Multiple Items in the macOS Finder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever needed to select more than one item in the macOS Finder? It\u2019s easy! There are several different ways to select files and folders: click and drag, shift-click, and command-click. They each work differently \u2013 here’s a description of each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> Don\u2019t confuse the Finder with the Desktop. The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the\u00a0Desktop\u00a0below that. The Desktop is the space where you see file, folder, and application windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click & Drag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multiple files can be easily selected in macOS using Click+Drag<\/strong>. You click and continue to hold down the click while you drag within a window to draw a selection box and select more files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shift (\u21e7) + Click<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can also use Shift+Click<\/strong> to select groups of contiguous files in the Finder. Select the first file, hold down the Shift key, then click the last file. All files between those two will be selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Command (\u2318) + Click<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to select files that aren\u2019t directly grouped together, use Command+Click<\/strong>. Scroll through a Finder window and select items as you go by holding down the Command key when selecting (clicking) a new file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deselect Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can also use Command+Click<\/strong> to remove or unselect files that have been selected. You can use Command+A<\/strong> to select all, or Shift+Click<\/strong> to select a large group of files, then use Command+Click<\/strong> to deselect<\/em> the ones you don\u2019t want to be included in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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