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Chapter 4: Windows Basics
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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 page53 and “Searching for files” on page 60.
2Right-click (press the right touchpad 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.
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 page53 and “Searching for files” on page 60.
2Right-click (press the right touchpad 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.
5With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click.
6Click Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and
is removed from its old location.
Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut or co py until y ou
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.