Copying Files; Finding Files - HP Compaq Presario,Presario SR1309 Supplementary Manual

Copying Files

Using My Computer:
1 Click Start on the taskbar and click My Computer.
2 Find the file you want to copy and select it by clicking the file.
3 Under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file.
4 In the Copy Items window, open the folder where you want to put the file copy.
5 Click Copy.
Using Windows Explorer:
1 Right-click Start on the taskbar and click Explore.
2 Find the file you want to copy and select it by clicking the file.
3 Click the Edit menu and click Copy.
4 Find and open the folder where you want to put the file copy.
5 Click the Edit menu and click Paste.
You can also copy files by dragging and dropping them into a new
NOTE:
location. Select an item in My Computer, or in Windows Explorer, and then press
and hold the right-mouse button while moving the item to another folder. Release
the mouse button, and select Copy Here, to place the item in the new location.

Finding Files

1 Click Start on the taskbar and click Search.
2 Under what do you want to search for?, click All files and folders.
3 Under Search by any or all of the criteria below, type the name of the file or
folder your want to find.
NOTE: You can also search for files containing a specific word or phrase.
4 Click the Look in drop-down menu and select where you want to search.
NOTE If you don't select an area to search, the entire hard disk drive is
:
searched.
5 Click Search.
The results of your search appear in the Search Results window.
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Managing Files