Transferring Document To Cd

[tearinghair]

I don't know what's the matter with me today - this is my third query. Think my remaining brain cell must have atrophied, because I've done this before successfully.Must be because I'm on a deadline..

I have a large document (60 pages of photos and texts) in Word, also in the Documents file on Windows. I have a CD in the machine, and need to copy the document to the CD. Dialog box is asking me to drag the file to the CD. I can either open the list of documents or the Dialog box, but not both; so either there is nothing to drag, or nowhere to drag it to. Please, in simple terms, could someone tell me what to do? know I shall say 'Oh of course' but better to feel like an idiot than not to get it done.

[Buenchico]

The answer here depends, in part, upon the version of Windows that you're using and the software that you've got installed on your computer. That's because your computer has to 'burn' the CD; it can't just copy the files digitally in the same way that it would to a USB memory stick (or similar).

However I'll assume that your computer is configured to automatically commence the burning operation when you successfully drag the file onto the CD. (Not all are; that's why I can't guarantee that you won't need to open your computer's burning software first!).

So, what you require are two separate windows open, showing where the file currently is and where you want to copy it to.

Go to the folder where your documents are stored (i.e. 'My Documents' or whatever). The contents of that folder will be displayed in a window on your screen. If that Window occupies the whole of your screen click the overlapping squares symbol, at the top right, to make it smaller. Drag the edges a bit (by clicking on them and holding your left mouse button down) if needed, so that the window occupies just part of your screen.

Now go to 'Computer'. (With most versions of Windows you get there via the Start button). Then double-click on the icon for your CD drive. That will then show an empty window (because there's nothing on the CD). If necessary, resize that Window as well, so that you've now go two windows open side-by-side.

Then try to 'drag-&-drop' the relevant file.

(If that doesn't work for you, please tell us which version of Windows you're using and whether you've got any third-party burning software on your computer).

[murraymints]

can't you just send by right click to burner ? to the appropriate drive to burn ?

[tearinghair]

Thank you so much for your instructions and your patience, Buenchico. The ridiculous problem was that I simply couldn't remember how to open the second window - never thought of using Computer, though I must have done it in the past. All completed now, printed and on CD and ready to hand over tomorrow.
Murraymints, I'll try that when I next have to do it -not for some time, I hope!