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The Fetch Dashboard widget lets you easily upload files and folders to a specific server by dragging and dropping items on the widget. After the upload has started, the Fetch widget displays the progress of the transfer.

First, you must open a copy of the Fetch widget if one is not already open. You can also use these instructions to create another copy of the Fetch widget:

  1. Open Dashboard, either by clicking the Dashboard icon in the Dock or by pressing the Dashboard keyboard shortcut (usually the F12 key).
  2. Click the Open (+) button in the bottom-left of the screen to reveal the widget bar.
  3. Use the arrow buttons in the widget bar to find the icon for the Fetch widget if necessary.
  4. Click the Fetch widget icon or drag it out of the widget bar to open a new Fetch widget.
  5. Click the Close (x) button to hide the widget bar again.

Before you can use the widget for uploading, you must configure it with a destination — either a shortcut or recent connection. If you've set a default shortcut in Fetch, the widget will be automatically configured with that shortcut. Otherwise, to set or change the widget's destination:

  1. Move your mouse over the Fetch widget. A small Info () button will appear.
  2. Click the Info () button to flip the widget to its back so you can configure it.
  3. Click the Recent Connections or Shortcuts button to choose a destination for the widget. If the destination you want is not listed, you must create a shortcut in the Fetch application first, and then return to Dashboard.
  4. Click the Done button to finish configuring the widget. The front of the widget will display the hostname of the server and the remote folder on that server that files will be uploaded to.

Now you're ready to use the widget for uploading. To upload files and folders:

  1. In the Finder, select the files and folders you want to upload.
  2. Click one of the items and start dragging.
  3. With your other hand, press the Dashboard keyboard shortcut (usually the F12 key) to open Dashboard.
  4. Continue dragging the files until they are over the Fetch widget. A copy cursor will appear, and the name of the server will be highlighted when you have dragged the files to the correct place.
  5. Drop the files by releasing the mouse button.
  6. The widget will open a connection in Fetch and start uploading the files. Progress information will be displayed on the front of the widget.

You can open as many copies of the Fetch widget as you want, and configure each one with a different shortcut or recent connection.

To change the keyboard shortcut for displaying Dashboard, open the Dashboard & Exposé pane in the System Preferences. (On Macintosh laptops that use the F12 key to eject a disc, Fn-F12 should open Dashboard, but you may want to change it to something more convenient.)

Dashboard and the Fetch widget are available only on Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

For more information, see the Fetch widget topic.

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