You can perform ad hoc tasks on multiple items by selecting multiple items before performing a task.
To select multiple items at once, do one of the following:
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Hold the Ctrl key and select multiple items.
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Select a consecutive group by selecting the first item in your selection, holding the Shift key, and selecting the last item in your selection.
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Click on the first item in the selection and drag the cursor vertically to the last item in the selection.
With all items selected, click a button in the Tasks section of the Workflow ribbon to execute an ad hoc task on all selected items.
For information about executing ad hoc tasks on related items, see Executing Ad Hoc Tasks on Related Items.
If you want to change the order in which tasks are displayed in the ribbon, see Reordering Tasks in the Workflow Ribbon for more information.