Gateway M505 Gateway M505 Notebook User's Guide - Page 64
Deleting files and folders, To move a file or folder to another folder
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Chapter 4: Windows Basics 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location. To move a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to move. For more information, see "Viewing drives" on page 51 and "Searching for files" on page 58. 2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder that you want to move. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Cut on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and is removed from its old location. Help and Support For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword copying files and folders or moving files and folders in the Search box , then click the arrow. Deleting files and folders When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them from the file cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually the trash can is emptied. In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first moving them to the Windows trash can, called the Recycle Bin, where they remain until you decide to empty the bin. You can recover any file in the Recycle Bin as long as the bin has not been emptied. 54 www.gateway.com