Files & Folders:
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 Title: Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101

Explorer Views

Folder TreeAn Explorer window shows the folder tree, which shows you how all the drives and folders, are related to one another - which folders contain which other folders. Files do not show in the folder tree.

Explorer is quite useful when you are copying or moving files between folders because you see where you are putting things!!

Explorer can use all of the same views as My Computer. The default view is Details.


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Explorer window - labeled

Panes

There are two panes in an Explorer window. The left pane contains the folder tree, which shows visually how the drives and folders are related to each other.

Plus - marks expandable folders  means that the drive or folder has subfolders in it.

Minus- marks collapsible folder  means that this drive or folder has been expanded in the folder tree, to display all its subfolders.

The right pane shows the contents of the drive or folder that is selected on the left. The name of the selected drive or folder is at the top of the right pane. In the case of a folder, the icon will change to Open folder an open folder. 

The display for the right pane can be changed to use any of the views that My Computer windows used: Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details, Web. The new view affects the right pane only.

Sorting pane contents

Normally the contents of the right pane are sorted alphabetically by name, with folders being listed first. Win98 will remember your choice of view for this folder for awhile. Win98 can only memorize a certain number folders. As you work with other folders, the choices for this folder will move to the bottom of the stack and finally be discarded.

You can sort based on the name, the size, the type, or the date modified . These are the column titles in the right pane. You can just click on a column title to sort. Or you can use the menu- View > Arrange by > Date Modified, for example.

In the Step-by-Step exercises for this lesson, you will use My Computer windows first. Then you will work in Explorer windows. You will undo a lot of what you do in these exercises since they are just practice right now. Don't get dizzy!