- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Opening and Viewing the Computer
- Viewing and Opening Documents
- Working with Libraries
- 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
- Changing File and Folder List Views
- Hiding Files and Folders
- Changing Folder Options
- Customizing Library Folder
- Customizing Personal Folders
- Sharing Folders or Files with Others
- Compressing Files and Folders
- Managing Files Using a CD or DVD
- Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Working with Libraries
Libraries (New!) are special folders that catalog folders and files in a central location. A library includes and displays folders that are stored in different locations on your computer, Homegroup, or network. Windows 7 comes with four libraries: Documents, Pictures, Music, and Videos. The Documents library, for example, includes files and folders from your My Documents and Public Documents folders, which are actually stored in your Users folder. Instead of navigating to separate folders, you can quickly navigate to one central place, the Documents library. You can create additional libraries at any time and include folders from different locations or remove them. After you open a library, you can quickly arrange all files and folders included in a library by folder (the default) or other properties based on the library type (General Items, Documents, Music, Pictures, or Videos). When you save a file to a library, you can specify which folder it actually gets stored in.
Open and View a Library
Click the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar.
Double-click a library folder.
- To open a specific library, click the Start button, and then click Documents, Pictures, or Music.
To display the Library pane, click the Organize button on the toolbar, point to Layout, and then click Library pane, if necessary.
To change the library display, click the Arrange by button on the Library pane, and then click an option.
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Folder. File and folders.
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General Items. Date modified, Tag, Type, or Name.
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Documents. Author, Date modified, Tag, Type, or Name.
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Pictures. Month, Day, Rating, or Tag.
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Music. Album, Artist, Song, Genre, or Rating.
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Video. Year, Type, Length, or Name.
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Clear changes. Clears any arrange by modifications.
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Create a New Library and Include or Remove Folders
- Click the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar.
- Click the New library button on the toolbar, type a library name, and then press Enter.
- To delete a library, right-click the library, click Delete, and then click Yes.
- To include a folder in a library, navigate to the folder location, right-click the folder, point to Include in library, and then select the library you want.
- To remove a folder from a library, open the library, click the Locations link on the Library pane, select the folder you want to remove, click Remove, and then click OK.
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Change the Save Location
- Open the folder you want to change the save location.
- Click the Organize button on the toolbar, and then click Properties.
- Select the library location where you want to save files.
- Click Set save location.
A check mark appears to the left of the selected folder location.
Click OK.
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