How To Enable Check Boxes for Items In Windows 7

January 8th, 2009
by Alex

Normally when we want to select multiple items we have to use the old ‘hold ctrl or shift and select’ trick.  However, we’ve now discovered a far easier way…check boxes.

Ctrl + Shift Function

To enable check boxes do the following…

  1. Click on the start orb and type ‘folder options’ into the search box.  Then click enter.
    Type 'Folder Options'
  2. A new window should then appear.  Click the ‘view’ tab.
  3. Scroll down and click in the box next to ‘use check boxes to select items’, so it has a tick in it. Then click OK.
    Click View Tab and Check Box
  4. You’ll now notice that you can click in check boxes by hovering over files and folder. (click on image to enlarge)
    hover over files and folders
  5. You can also select all by checking the box on the menu bar (Click on image to enlarge)
    select all
  6. And it will also work on desktops
    Desktop

We like this feature and would recommend it to you! Any questions then ask below! :)

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