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multiple adjacent icon items selection

In Finder or on the main screen, the shift key and the command key will not select multiple adjacent items by clicking the first item and then using one of those keys and clicking on the last item. I would expect all items in between to be selected, but this is not happening.

iMac 24″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jun 8, 2022 11:10 AM

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Jul 3, 2022 8:52 PM in response to dialabrain

Good catch, dialabrain but with this catch. On my 2015 iMac in Finder and icon mode the method is this: hold down the shift key and position the mouse cursor to the left of the first file in the sequence without selecting the file. While sill holding the shift key down drag the cursor through all the adjacent files and they will show selected. This works from left to right or right to left, top to bottom, etc. It's a small detail but if you select a file first and then try to drag with the shift key down it doesn't work.


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multiple adjacent icon items selection

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