- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Opening and Viewing the Computer
- Viewing and Opening Documents
- Opening Recently Used Documents
- Working with Personal Folders
- Navigating Between Folders
- Viewing the Folders List
- Changing the Explorer Layout
- Customizing the Navigation Pane
- Organizing Files by Headings
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Saving a Search
- Changing Search Options
- Performing an Instant Search
- Performing an Advanced Search
- Performing Natural Language Searches
- Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
- Adding Properties and Tags to Files
- Creating and Renaming Files and Folders
- Copying and Moving Files and Folders
- Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders
- Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder
- Hiding Files and Folders
- Changing Folder Options
- Changing File and Folder List Views
- Customizing Personal Folders
- Sharing Folders or Files with Others
- Compressing Files and Folders
- Managing Files Using a CD or DVD
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Organizing Files by Headings
WINV-4.5.3, WINV-4.5.4, WINV-4.5.5
In Explorer windows, files appear in lists with headings at the top. You can use the headings to change how files are displayed in the window. There are several ways to organize your files by using file list headings and they include filtering, stacking, and grouping. Filtering (New!) displays only files with the properties you select by heading type. Stacking (New!) displays all of the files in the view into piles by heading type. After you stack files into piles, you can open individual ones to view the contents of the stack. Grouping (New!) displays a sequential list of all of the files by heading type. Grouping and stacking are similar organizational tools. Grouping organizes files into visible groups, while stacking organizes files into hidden groups within an icon.
Organize Files Using Filtering
Open the folder that contains the files you want to filter.
Point to the heading you want to filter by.
Click the arrow to the right of the heading you want to filter by.
Select the property check boxes you want to filter by.
Click in a blank area to close the search menu.
- To cancel the search, press Esc.
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Organize Files Using Stacking
- Open the folder that contains the files you want to stack.
- Point to the heading you want to stack by.
- Click the arrow to the right of the heading you want to stack by.
- Click Stack by <heading name>.
- Click in a blank area to close the search menu.
- To cancel the search, press Esc.
To view the files within an individual stack, double-click the stack.
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Organize Files Using Grouping
- Open the folder that contains the files you want to group.
- Point to the heading you want to group by.
- Click the arrow to the right of the heading you want to group by.
- Click Group.
- Click in a blank area to close the search menu.
- To cancel the search, press Esc.
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