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How to Move Photographs
To a Flash Drive
If you're not familiar with flash drives, go to
USB Flash Drives.
If you've moved files from one folder to another, with a word
processing program, you already know how to move photographs around.
There are many steps below, but that's because this tutorial
is written for computer neophytes.
Despite all of the steps, it's easy to move photographs around.
This section describes how to transfer your photographs from
My Pictures or Pictures to your flash drive.
Your goal is two open two windows.
First, a window for the flash drive.
Second, a window for where your photographs are located.
Window #1 - Flash Drive
1) Insert the flash drive into a USB port on your computer.
2) Press the Windows key (flag icon) + e.
This command takes you to My Computer or Computer.
3) Look for the flash drive.
The flash drive will be there, along with your hard drive C:
and disc drive (probably D:).
The flash drive may be E: or F:.
The name if the drive may be:
• Removable Disk.
• The name of the
manufacturer of the flash drive.
4) Double click flash drive.
5) If you wish, create a new folder for the photographs on the
flash drive.
Right click on a white area inside the flash drive window,
select New, and select Folder.
You can change the name of the new folder by highlighting its
name, New Folder, and entering the new name.
Let's say you named the folder Class 1.
6) Reduce the size of the flash drive window.
You should still be able to see the Class 1 folder you created.
Window #2 -
Where Your Photographs Are Located
Are your photographs located on your computer in:
• My Pictures or Pictures?
Go to My Pictures or Pictures.
• Photoshop Elements Organizer?
Go to
Organizer.
My Pictures or Pictures
7) Click the Windows Start button at the bottom left of the
screen and open My Pictures or Pictures.
8) Find the folder containing the photographs you want to copy
to the flash drive.
Let's say the folder is called Paris 2007.
Double click the Paris 2007 folder.
9) Reduce the size of the Paris 2007 folder window.
You should still be able to see the files you want to transfer
in the window.
You now have two windows open:
• The flash drive window with the Class 1 folder
• The Paris 2007 folder window
10) Select photographs in the Paris 2007 folder window.
Select Only One File
By placing the cursor over a file, and clicking, you can select
one file.
Select More Than One File
By holding down Ctrl, and clicking on files, you can select
more than one file.
Select Several Files in a Column
To select a series of photographs, click on the file that's at
the top of the stack of photographs that you want to select.
Hold down Shift, and click on the file that's at the bottom of
the stack that you want to select.
All of the files between the "two clicks" will be selected.
11) Place the cursor over one of the selected files, right click, and
select Copy.
Or, press Ctrl + c.
The selected files have been copied.
12) Go to the flash drive window, place the cursor over the Class
1 folder, right click, and select Paste.
Or, press Ctrl + v.
Your photographs will be pasted into the Class 1 folder.
You're done!
7) Open the Organizer section in Photoshop Elements.
8) Find the collection/album containing the photographs you want to
copy to the flash drive.
Let's say the collection/album is called Paris 2007.
9) Select the photographs in the Paris 2007 collection.
Select Only One Photograph
By placing the cursor over a thumbnail, and clicking, you can
select the thumbnail.
Select More Than One Photograph
By holding down Ctrl, and clicking on the thumbnails, you can
select more than one thumbnail.
Select Many Photographs
In Consecutive Order
To select thumbnails that are in consecutive order, click on
the first thumbnail.
Hold down Shift, and click on the thumbnail that's at the end.
All of the thumbnails between the "two clicks" will be selected.
10) Place the cursor over the selected files, right click, and
select Copy.
Or, press Ctrl + c.
The selected files have been copied.
11) Go back to the flash drive window, place the cursor over the
Class 1 folder, right click, and select Paste.
Or, press Ctrl + v.
Your photographs, not just the thumbnails, will be pasted into
the Class 1 folder.
You're done.
Your goal is two open two windows.
First, a window for the flash drive.
Second, a window for where your photographs are located.
Window #1 - Flash Drive
1) Insert the flash drive into a USB port on your computer.
2) Open a Finder window by clicking on the Faces icon at the
bottom of your screen, on the far left, in the Dock.
Or, press Command (Cmd) + n.
The Command (Cmd) key is to the left of the space bar, and may
have an Apple or Cloverleaf icon.
3) Look for the flash drive in the Finder window.
There's a column on the left side of the Finder window.
The column is divided into a top part and a bottom part.
Your flash drive will appear in the top part.
The name if the drive may be:
• No Name.
• The name of the
manufacturer of the flash drive.
4) Double click the flash drive to open it.
5) If you wish, create a new folder for the photographs on the
flash drive.
Go to File > New Folder, or press Shift + Cmd + n.
You can change the name of the new folder by doing the following.
a) Click the name of the folder.
b) Press Return or Enter.
c) Enter the new name.
Let's say you named the folder Class 1.
6) Reduce the size of the flash drive window.
You should still be able to see the Class 1 folder you created.
Window #2 -
Where Your Photographs Are Located
Are your photographs located on your computer in:
• iPhoto?
Go to iPhoto.
• A folder in Pictures?
Go to
Folder in Pictures.
7) Go to the Event where your
photographs are located.
8) Select the ones you want to show in class.
If you're not familiar with selecting files, go to
9 - Moving & Copying Files and
10 - Selecting Multiple Files10 - Selecting Multiple Files.
9) Reduce the size of the iPhoto window so you can see the
flash drive window.
10) Click one of the selected photographs, hold, and drag
them to the flash drive window.
You could copy and paste them, as well.
7) Open a second Finder window by pressing Cmd + n.
8) Open Pictures.
Pictures is located in the bottom half of the column on the
left side of the Finder window.
9) Look for the folder in Picturescontainingcontaining the
photographs you want to show in class.
Let's say your the folder with the photographs you want to transfer
is called Paris 2007.
10) Double click the Paris 2007 folder.
11) Reduce the size of the Paris 2007 folder window.
You should still be able to see the files you want to transfer
in the window.
You now have two windows open:
• The flash drive with the Class 1 folder
• The Paris 2007 folder.
12) Select the photographs in the Paris 2007 folder window.
If you're not familiar with selecting files, go to
9 - Moving & Copying Files and
10 - Selecting Multiple Files.
13) To copy and move the files, press and hold Option, and drag
the files from the Paris 2007 folder window to the Class 1 folder
in the flash drive window.
