Select an inclusive list of files in icon view?

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  1. ero87, Jun 27, 2010

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    Hi friends,

    I want to select several files in icon view, and I want to click the first icon, hold down a key combination, and then select the "final" file to select all the files inclusive in that set. I thought that "Shift" would do it, but it doesn't... any ideas?
     
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  2. miles01110, Jun 27, 2010

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    You can't do this in icon view. The closest you can get is using the mouse cursor to drag a box around which files you want, or hold the Command key while you select the files you want.
     
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  3. Gregg2, Jun 27, 2010

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    You can "lasso" a group, then hold down shift to add more that were not included. First, click next to the first (or last) icon to be included in the group. Then move the cursor, and a box will expand dynamically. Make sure the box either encloses or touches every icon you want to select, then click again. Add more with shift-click if necessary.
     
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