Platform-  Win9x        Dos Prompt          Skill-  Med


Misc. DOS prompt tips

1. Here's a shortcut for typing in a long path to a DOS program
    From Explorer, a folder or the the desktop, drag any file and
    drop it into the MS-DOS Prompt window.  The path and file-
    name appear on the command line.

2.  A quick way to paste into the MS-DOS Prompt is to click on 
    paste, which is the third button from the left on the toolbar.
    If the toolbar doesn't appear in the MS-DOS Prompt window,
    right-click on the title bar and select Toolbar.

3.  To copy data from the MS-DOS Prompt, right click on the title 
     bar and select Edit/Mark.  In the MS-DOS Prompt window, 
    highlight the area you want to copy by holding down the left
    mouse button and dragging across the data.  Press enter and 
    you're ready to paste.

 

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