File and folder views
Folder view options allow you choose what you want to see
in an explorer window - pick what's best for your eyesight.
(NOTE: you can even temporarily change options for a quick view
then set them back to your normal view method.)
In an explorer window, select View
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details (my choice as most useful)
- file name, date/time last modified, size, type document
- move columns around by drag-and-drop
- can sort files by any of the columns just by clicking on the column title
Windows 98:
Windows XP:
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list - similar to details view but FILENAME only is shown
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icons - takes up too much room
Windows 98:
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tiles - takes even more room than icons
Windows XP:
- thumbnails (for images - or temporarily set to thumbnails
then switch back to details. I use details view even for images as I can
still see the image in the explorer window but only one image at a time.)
Windows XP:
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NOTE: Windows 98 requires moving up one level,
right-click on folder name and select properties
then "enable thumbnail view")
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Windows XP and Windows ME allow slide show views.
More advanced options:
- toolbars
- standard bar
- address bar
- links
- status bar - at window bottom, # files, size of files
- explorer bar - what is displayed in left hand pane
XIII.
Customize folder views using Tools / Folder Options
These examples show Windows XP but Windows 98 is very similar.
General Tab:
- Show common tasks / Windows classic (XP only)
- Open each folder in same/different window (if open each
folder in its own window you have to close each one
individually)
- single- or double-click option to open a file / folder
View Tab:
and if you scroll down in the advanced settings box
the other options are:
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Auto search for network folders and printers
(waste of resources if not on a network)
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Display size info in folder tips (user pref)
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display simple folder view in explorer's folders list
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Display contents of system folders (OFF for novices)
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Display FULL PATH in address bar (user pref)
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Display FULL PATH in title bar (user pref)
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DO not cache thumbnails
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Hidden
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Do not show hidden files and folders (ON for novices)
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Show hidden files and folders (ON for advanced users)
Hide extensions for known file types -
(OFF for security / attachment types!!)-
Hide protected OS folders (ON for novices)
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Launch folder windows in a separate process
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Remember each folders view settings (user pref)
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restore previous folder windows at login (user pref)
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show control panel in my computer (user pref - BUT BE CAREFUL)
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show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color (user pref)
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show popup description for folder and desktop items (user pref)
Be aware that "My Documents" is a shortcut method of referring
to a real place in the folder structure that, in
- Windows XP = C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\
- Windows 98 = C:\My Documents\
so folder VIEW options (display full path in title bar)
can cause an unexpected (and long) path to be displayed
RESTORE DEFAULTS - resets options if you make a change that
you think may cause harm and don't remember what you changed
APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS - after you set the
options the way you like them, click this to
make all explorer folders look the same
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