2.8.2 Management of folders and les in Dolphin
To perform actions such as copying, moving, creating or deleting les, you require
the relevant rights for the respective folders and les.
To copy, move or delete a le or a folder proceed as follows:
1 To select one or several les and folders in Dolphin move the mouse pointer
over the le or folder, but do not click on it. A green cross appears on the left
upper edge. The object is selected when you click on it. To clear the selection,
click on the red minus sign which is displayed when the object is selected.
Alternatively, press [Ctrl] and click on the objects which should be selected
or unselected.
2 Right-click and select Copy or Cut in the context menu.
3 Navigate to the target folder where you wish to insert the object.
4 To create a new folder at the current location, right-click in the display eld
and select Create > Folder or press [F10]. Enter a folder name in the new
window and press [Enter].
5 In order to insert the copied or cut object in Step 2 (page 25), right-click on
the target folder in the main display eld and select Insert. The object is copied
or moved into this folder.
6 To delete a le or a folder, right-click in the main display eld on the object
and select Send to Recycle Bin in the context menu. The object is moved to
the bin. You can retrieve it from there or permanently delete the object if
necessary.
In order to quickly lter for certain le names in the current directory, press [Ctrl] +
[I] to add the Filter input eld at the bottom of the Dolphin main window. Enter any
part of the le name for which you are searching to see all les in the current direc-
tory which contain the chain of characters searched for. Press [Ctrl] + [F] to use the
desktop search for detailed and advanced search. You can nd further information
on this in Section 2.15, “Search for data (with Strigi)” (page 35).
2.8.3 Conguration of Dolphin
Dolphin oers many options for changing the view and the options as a whole to suit
your preferences.
Procedure 2.9: Changing the view
1 To change from standard view to the editable version of the address bar, press
[F6]. Enter a path to a directory. After inputting an address, press [Enter] or
click the green hook on the right adjacent to the input eld.
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