1 the villages computer club - february 2009 using windows explorer “file manager” was a much...

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Using Windows Explorer

“File Manager” was a much better name

Presented at The Villages Computer Club - February 6By Bobbie Seabolt

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What are Folders? Files? Think of a filing cabinet sitting

next to your desk.

Inside that filing cabinet you have folders – possibly hanging folders

Inside each folder you have papers – documents, pictures, etc.

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Filing Cabinet on Your Computer

Using Windows Explorer to locate

your documents is an efficient

method – more so than using a

program, such as Excel or Word.

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The Reason Why?

Excel only looks (by default) for files

that end in .xls. Word only looks for

files that end in .doc etc.

So if the file you are looking for is a

Word document and you are looking

thru Excel, you won't find it.

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How Do You Find Windows Explorer?

The easiest way is to HOLD the

Windows key (that's the one that has

the little 'flag' on it) and tap the "e"

key.

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This is how Vista opens up

Click here

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Vista view

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Viewing ICONS Windows XP view – no detail

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Windows XP view - Viewing DETAILS

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Change View From ICON to DETAIL (Vista view)

On the Toolbar, click on Views

Click on Details

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Save the View On the

Toolbar, click on Organize

Click on Folder & Search Options

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Save the View

At the top of the next screen, click on View

Uncheck “Hide extensions…”

Click Apply to Folders

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Next Message: “Set all the folders on your

computer to match the current folder's view settings (except for toolbars and folder tasks)?

Changes will occur the next time you open them"

Choose Yes

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Why Uncheck Extensions?

This shows two files called “setup.” Sometimes there are even more duplicates.

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Create a New Folder (Vista view)

Click once on the folder for which you want to create a new “sub-folder”

Click File, click New and NAME the folder right away

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Move a Folder? (Vista view)

RIGHTclick/HOLD on “Golf Jokes” in the right screen

DRAG to “Humor” on the left screen.

Let go.

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Move a Folder (2) (Vista view)

RIGHTclick allows you to make a choice Copy here Move here Create shortcut here Cancel

(That’s for when you almost move it to the wrong place)

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The Moral of the Story?

Know where your files go

Know where to locate them when you need them

Know how to manipulate them