how do I highlight more than one thing at a time on a Mac please

Do you mean items in Finder?

To highlight (select) a whole block of items :

- click the top item you want

- hold down Shift

- click the bottom item you want

The whole range from top to bottom will be highlighted

To select random items :

- click the first item

- hold down the Command key

- click any more items anywhere in the list

Just the items you clicked will be highlighted

This technique works also in apps like iTunes, iPhoto, etc.

Your problem, hardware or software, may not be exactly the same as that of the original poster of this older thread, and it can be very confusing for everybody if we try to answer more than one question in each thread, which can also result in you applying the wrong advice to your particular problem.

In order for us to give your problem our proper attention to try to solve it, would you kindly start your own thread, describing the trouble you are having in the fullest detail, including completing your details to show what Mac or iDevice you are using, what operating system, and what version of the application in question. Please remember to post in the forum relevant to your hardware or version of OS X. A full list of all the support forums is here:

http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa

You're welcome. 🙂

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