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skatebiker	2008-09-11 , 11:59
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In the standard file manager (and the other one) you can only select one file at a time or *all* files, but not just two or three ...
How can I do this?

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TA-t3	2008-09-11 , 12:36
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Point your stylus at an entry that is _not_ currently highlighted, then carefully drag it over to the entry that _is_ highlighted. Voila, multiple selections marked.

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skatebiker	2008-09-11 , 13:20
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So when I select ten files I have to repeat this 9 times ?

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gemniii42	2008-09-11 , 13:32
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Standard windows:
shift click
and
ctrl click works on my N810.

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codeMonkey	2008-09-11 , 14:44
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Originally Posted by skatebiker

So when I select ten files I have to repeat this 9 times ?

No, you can just drag it over all of the files. But they do have to be next to each other for that to work with the touchscreen. You can't really do gaps in the selected files, unless you have an n810 / bluetooth keyboard and use gemniii's method