You can copy a file to many different media: a floppy disk, a hard drive, a thumb drive, or a Writeable CD-ROM.

 

Below are a few ways to copy files. They are not the only ways. Click on one of the links below:

1.  How to copy files and folders to a CD.

2.  How to copy a file or a folder

3.  How to copy a file or folder to a floppy disk

4.  How to save a file with a different name or format

5.  How to move a file by dragging

 

 

To copy files and folders to a CD (Only Windows XP)

1. Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.
2. Open My Computer.
3. Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want. Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.

4. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.
5. In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
6. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Notes

• To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
• Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up to 650 megabytes (MB). High-capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.
• Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space. For a high-capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the available free space.
• After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to confirm that the files are copied. For more information, click Related Topics.

 

 

To copy a file or folder

1. Open My Documents.

If the file or folder you want to copy is not located in My Documents or its subfolders, use Search to find it. To open Search, click Start, and then click Search.

2. Click the file or folder you want to copy.
3. Under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file or Copy this folder.
4. In Copy Items, select the drive or folder you want to copy to, and then click Copy.

Notes

• To open My Documents, click Start, and then click My Documents.
• You can copy more than one file or folder at a time.
• To select consecutive files or folders, click the first item, press and hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item. To select nonconsecutive files or folders, press and hold down CTRL, and then click each item.

 

 

To copy a file or folder to a floppy disk

1. Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.
2. Open My Documents.

If the file or folder you want to copy is not located in My Documents or its subfolders, use Search to find it. To open Search, click Start, and then click Search.

3. Click the file or folder you want to copy.
4. Under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file or Copy this folder.
5. In Copy Items, click 3 1/2 Floppy (A:), and then click Copy.

Notes

• To open My Documents, click Start, and then click My Documents.
• You can also copy a file or folder to a floppy disk by right-clicking the file or folder, pointing to Send To, and then clicking 3 1/2 Floppy (A).

 

 

To save a file with a different name or format

1. On the File menu of the program you are working in, click Save As.
2. Specify a new name or a different format for the file you are saving.

Note

• If the file was previously saved with a different name or format, that version will remain unchanged.

 

 

To move files by dragging

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Find the file or folder you want to move.
3. Make sure the destination for the file or folder you want to move is visible. For example, if you are moving a file from the My Documents folder to the desktop, you might need to resize Windows Explorer so the desktop is visible.
4. Drag the file or folder to the destination.

Notes

• To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
• If you drag an item while pressing the right mouse button, you can move, copy, or create a shortcut to the file in its new location.
• To copy the item instead of moving it, press and hold down CTRL while dragging.
• If you drag an item to another disk, it is copied, not moved. To move the item, press and hold down SHIFT while dragging.
• Dragging a program to a new location creates a shortcut to that program. To move a program, right-click and then drag the program to the new location. You must be logged on as an administrator to move a program.