Simple but useful

Some people might know this already, but I just found this out and thought that others may benefit from this.

I have often wanted to open several documents as the same time but didn’t know how.

I just figured it out and it’s really easy. Here’s how.

1. Go to the relevant folder – e.g. My Documents

2. Hold down either one of the Control buttons

3. While you are doing that, select any number of documents which will then become highlighted.

4. Put the cursor over one of them and right click (it won’t work if the cursor’s not over one of the highlighted documents)

5. Hit “open” from the menu

6. All the selected documents all open up

That’s it! Simple.

Jason

P.S. If you highlight a document in error just click on it again while holding down the Control key and it will un-highlight

You must hold down the control key for all selections or un-selections, otherwise the previously highlighted documents will un-highlight and you'll have to start again.

And just to state the obvious … you don’t have to hold down the control button if you’re not currently selecting a file only when (before and during) you are selecting files