- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Using the Ribbon
- Choosing Commands
- Opening and Viewing This PC
- 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
- Sorting and Grouping Files
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Saving a Search
- Changing Search Options
- 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 Folders
- 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
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Sorting and Grouping Files
In Explorer windows, files and folders appear sorted or grouped by different attributes, such as name or type, in the different views, such as Icons (Extra large, Large, Medium, or Small), List, Details, Tiles, and Content. You can select the attributes you want to use and then select whether to display the files and folders in ascending (A-Z) or descending (Z-A) order. You can use the Sort by or Group by buttons on the View tab to specify the options you want to apply to the current folder. The Sort by and Group by options are the same. However, the available options vary depending on the selected folder type, such as a Documents or Pictures folder.
Sort Files and Folders
In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
Open the folder that contains the files you want to group.
Click or tap the Sort by button on the View tab.
Select a sort by option on the menu.Options. Select an option, such as name, Date, Size, Type, Date modified, and Dimensions.
The available options vary depending on the selected folder type.
- Ascending. Select to sort items in ascending order A-Z.
- Descending. Select to sort items in descending order Z-A.
- Choose columns. Select to customize the columns shown in Details view.
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Group Files and Folders
- In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
- Open the folder that contains the files you want to group.
- Click or tap the Group by button on the View tab.
- Select a group by option on the menu.
Options. Select an option, such as name, Date, Size, Type, Date modified, and Dimensions.
The available options vary depending on the selected folder type.
- (None). Select to remove the group by option.
- Ascending. Select to group items in ascending order A-Z.
- Descending. Select to group items in descending order Z-A.
- Choose columns. Select to customize the columns shown in Details view.
Click the Collapse or Expand arrow next to the heading to collapse or expand the grouping.
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