- 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
Changing Folder Options
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When you work with files and folders, Windows displays folder contents in a standard way, known as the default. The default folder view settings are as follows: Tiles view displays files and folders as icons; common task links appear in the left pane; folders open in the same window; and items open when you double-click them. Depending on previous installation or users, your folder view settings might differ. Instead of changing the folder view to your preferred view—Icons, List, or Details—each time you open a folder, you can change the view permanently to the one you prefer. In addition to the defaults, you can change options such as folder settings to show or hide file extensions for known file types, show or hide hidden files and folders, show or hide protected operating system files, and show pop-up descriptions of folders and desktop items.
Change the Way All Folders Work
Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the Folder Options icon.
Click the General tab.
Select a Tasks option to display frequently used tasks or the contents of the folder.
Select a Browse folders option to display each folder in the same window or its own window.
Select a Click items as follows option to single-click or double-click items.
Click OK.
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Change the Folder View
- Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Folder Options icon.
- Click the View tab.
- To set the current view to all folders, click Apply to Folders.
- Select the check boxes for the options you want, and clear the check boxes for the ones you don’t. Some common options include:
- Always show menus (New!).
- Hidden files and folders. Click an option to show or hide them.
- Hide extensions for known file types.
- Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) (New!).
- Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color (New!).
- Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.
- Click OK.
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