eMachines EL1200 Series manual Copying and moving files and folders, Shortcut, Help

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To create a folder:

Shortcut

Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name

1Click (Start), then click Computer on the Start menu.

2Double-click the drive where you want to put the new folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is your diskette drive (if installed).

3If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder.

4Click Organize, then click New Folder. The new folder is created.

5Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon.

For information about renaming folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 17.

Copying and moving files and folders

Important

The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you cut or copy again. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Therefore, you can paste copies of a file or folder into more than one place, but as soon as you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from the clipboard.

The skills you need to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting.

When you copy and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of the file or folder on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide what folder you want the copy to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there.

When you cut and paste a file or folder, you remove the file or folder from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. When you decide where you want the file or folder to go, you paste it there.

To copy a file or folder to another folder:

1Locate the file or folder you want to copy. For more information, see “Viewing drives” on page 10 and “Searching for files” on page 13.

2Right-click (press the right mouse button) the file or folder that you want to copy. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3Click Copy on the pop-up menu.

4Open the destination folder.

5With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click.

6Click Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location.

Help

For more information about copying files and folders or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type copying files and folders or moving files and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

To move a file or folder to another folder:

1Locate the file or folder you want to move. For more information, see “Viewing drives” on page 10 and “Searching for files” on page 13.

2Right-click (press the right mouse button) the file or folder that you want to move. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3Click Cut on the pop-up menu.

4Open the destination folder.

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