International Business Machines Corporation

Robert Lee Snider

Claudia Andrea Salzberg

Oltea Mihaela Herescu

Vijaylaxmi Chakravarty

A method and device for executing multiple operations on different files displayed on a graphical user interface. A pre-defined combination of keys is assigned a particular operation, such as 'Delete,' 'Copy,' &#x201c;Move,&#x201d; etc. As a first combination of keys is engaged, one or more files are selected, using a pointing device such as a mouse. The selected files are color-coded, indicating a first operation to be performed on the selected files. A second combination of keys is then engaged, and a second operation is assigned to other selected files. When satisfied that the selected operations are correct for all of the selected files, a user then executes the operations by depressing the &#x201c;Enter&#x201d; or similar key. By viewing different operations for different files before the operations are executed, a user is given an overview of all operations to be applied to all selected files, thus improving file management.

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Cedar Park, TX, United States of America

Robert Lee Snider