Selecting Entries
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Selects all entries in the Contents Window of the active view. The entries in the Contents Windows are selected even if you are working in the Navigation window.
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Ctrl+A
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Applies to both Explore and Virtual Folders
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Cancels all selections in the Contents window.
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Ctrl+E
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Copies all selected entries to the clipboard. Depending on the application they are pasted into either files or filenames will be pasted. In FileBoss, the files themselves will be copied to the folder they are pasted into.
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Ctrl+C
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To force only filenames to be copied to the clipboard use the F10 series of commands.
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Moving Around
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Go to the first folder in the Contents view and thereafter to each folder in succession.
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Ctrl+D
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Go to the first entry that had an error on the last operation.
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Ctrl+Shift+E
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Go to the next selected file.
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Ctrl+F3
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Go to a named folder you specify by either typing or pasting from the clipboard the complete path of the file or folder in the Command Bar.
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F8
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Displays a small dialog box for entering a file specification (such as "*.bmp" or "Dog *.jpeg" or even "Dog*.jpg | Dog*.jpeg | Dog*.gif | Dog*.bmp" of a file you want to find in the Contents view. Once a file has been found, pressing F3 will move to the next matching file.
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Ctrl+F
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Displays the Help Guide from which you can find out how to perform many common and uncommon file operations. The Help Guide can remain open while you work in FileBoss.
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Ctrl+G
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Selecting this command again will hide the Help Guide.
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Tile windows horizontally
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Ctrl+Shift+H
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In Virtual Folders will find and display the folder in the Navigation Window that contains the highlighted file in the Contents view. By default this action is performed each time you highlight a file in the Contents view but automatic locating can be turned off. (Use the Options | Program Options… command from the main menu and then choose the General panel.
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Ctrl+L
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Displays FileBoss's modeless properties box that has information on the current file, folders and sub-folders, selected files, the current Virtual Folder or Folder and more.
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Ctrl+M
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What is available in properties box depends on the type of the current view and the status of FileBoss.
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Creates a New Virtual Folder by opening the Create Virtual Folder dialog
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Ctrl+N
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When a Virtual Folder is active the dialog for redefining the Search Definition for the current Virtual Folder.
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Ctrl+Shift+N
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Any other time it is the same as pressing Ctrl-N
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Presents the Open dialog for opening a previously saved Virtual Folder file or definition file.
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Ctrl+O
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Toggles the Filename Filter on and off. Valid in Explore View only.
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Ctrl+Q
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Toggles the Advanced File Filter on and off. Valid in Explore View only.
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Ctrl+Alt+Q
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Opens dialog for specifying how selected entries are to be renamed. Requires selected files
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Ctrl+R
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Reapplies the rename options previously used. No files are renamed until you confirm the action.
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Ctrl+Alt+R
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Presents each selected file to you for renaming. For each selected file you will be able to choose whether to give it a new name, skip it or skip all the renaming.
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Ctrl+Shift+R
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Saves the current Virtual Folder to disk
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Ctrl+S
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Saves the current Virtual Folder to disk under a new filename you specify.
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Ctrl+Alt+S
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Tile windows vertically
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Ctrl+Shift+V
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Displays and hides the Results windows. Even when the results windows are closed they still store the results. This means that you can open the Results window after an action and still see what happened.
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Ctrl+W
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Displays the master Wizard
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Ctrl+Alt+Z
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Alternates the focus between the Navigation and Contents windows
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Tab
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Alternates the focus between the Navigation and Contents windows
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Shift+Tab
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Copies the selected files to the clipboard.
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Ctrl+Insert
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If files are stored on the clipboard they are copied to the currently highlighted folder or folder in the Contents window as appropriate.
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Ctrl+Insert
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Sends the selected files (Contents window) or the highlighted file (Navigation window) to the Windows Recycle bin.
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Delete
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Removes the selected files (Contents window) from the Virtual Folder. This does command only affects removes the file entries from FileBoss it does not touch the actual files on disk.
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Ctrl+Delete
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Permanently deletes the selected files (Contents window) or the highlighted file in the Navigation window as appropriate.
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Shift+Delete
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Help for the current view, window or operation
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F1
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Invokes the main help system
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Ctrl+F1
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Invokes the help pointer that can be used to click on any menu item or toolbar button for a brief explanation of what that command does.
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Shift+F1
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Begins in-place editing of the currently highlighted file or folder entry.
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F2
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Replicates selected folders, i.e. copies the folder structure without copying any files.
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Ctrl+Alt+F2
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Moves to the next file or folder. What 'next' means depends on previous actions. It can mean the next selected file, the next filename that matches a previous search for a filename or the next file that had an error on the last operation.
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F3
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Moves to the previous file or folder. What 'previous' means depends on previous actions. It can mean the next selected file, the next filename that matches a previous search for a filename or the next file that had an error on the last operation.
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Shift+F3
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Resort the entries so that all selected files are displayed at the top of the list
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Alt+F3
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F4
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Closes the current View.
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Ctrl+F4
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Exits FileBoss
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Alt+F4
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Refreshes the current Window
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F5
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Opens a new Explore View
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Ctrl+F5
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Alternates the focus between the Navigation and Contents windows.
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F6
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Same as the Tab key
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Alternates the focus between the Navigation and Contents windows.
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Shift+F6
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Same as the Tab key
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Invokes the dialog for Copying the selected files
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F7
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Invokes the dialog for Moving the selected files
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Ctrl+F7
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Invokes the dialog for Refreshing files with the selected files
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Alt+F7
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Duplicates the current files or folders
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Shift+F7
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Executes whatever command is in the Command Bar no matter what window has the focus.
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Shift+F8
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Displays the List of Drop Zones. If the Drop Zone list box is already displayed it is hidden.
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Ctrl+F8
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Touches the currently selected files.
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F9
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In Explore view you have the option of touching files recursively through any selected folders.
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The first time Touch is activated the setup dialog will be displayed.
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Invokes the Setup Dialog for touching files.
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Ctrl+F9
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Finds text in files in the currently Virtual Folder or in the Contents window of an Explore View
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Shift+F9
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Copies the one highlighted filename (in either the Navigation or Contents window) including its full path to the clipboard.
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F10
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The format of the copied filenames can be setup up using the Options | Program Options… command from the main menu and selecting the Copy Filenames panel.
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Copies the one highlighted filename (in either the Navigation or Contents window) without its full path to the clipboard.
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Ctrl+F10
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The format of the copied filenames can be setup up using the Options | Program Options… command from the main menu and selecting the Copy Filenames panel.
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Copies the selected filenames in the Contents window to the clipboard. Each name includes the file's full path.
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Shift+F10
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The format of the copied filenames can be setup up using the Options | Program Options… command from the main menu and selecting the Copy Filenames panel.
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Copies the selected filenames in the Contents window to the clipboard. Only the filenames are copied not the path to the file.
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Ctrl+Shift+F10
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The format of the copied filenames can be setup up using the Options | Program Options… command from the main menu and selecting the Copy Filenames panel.
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Shows all hidden entries in a Virtual Folder or Explore View and cancels any Hide Folders and Hide Files modes.
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F11
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Hides all folders from view. If the current view is an Explore View folders will keep being hidden as you navigate to other folders.
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Alt+F11
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Pressing again will show all folders.
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Hides all files from view. If the current view is an Explore View files will keep being hidden as you navigate to other folders
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Shift+F11
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Pressing again will show all files.
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Hides all selected entries in the Contents window.
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Ctrl+F11
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In Explore View goes back to the previous folder that was displayed.
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Ctrl+Left Arr.
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In Explore View goes forward one folder. Only active if the back command (Ctrl+Left Arr.) has been used.
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Ctrl+Right Arr.
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In Explore View selects and displays the parent folder of the current item.
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Ctrl+Up Arr.
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If the image preview window is open, rotates the image 90 degrees to the left.
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Alt+Left Arr.
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If the image preview window is open, rotates the image 90 degrees to the right.
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Alt+Right Arr.
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If the image preview window is open, rotates the image 180 degrees.
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Alt+Down Arr.
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If the image preview window is open and is not in thumbnail mode zooms in on the image.
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Alt++
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If the image preview window is open and is not in thumbnail mode zooms the image out.
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Alt+-
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Displays the Properties dialog for the currently highlighted file or folder. This is the same properties dialog that is displayed in Internet Explorer and other browsers.
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