Category: Working with Files and Folders

You can navigate through the folders and subfolders in My Computer, My Documents, and other folders in several ways. TIP Moving Forward If you ve moved back through multiple disks or folders, you can move forward to the next folder by clicking the Forward button.

When viewing files in My Computer or My Documents, you can sort your files and folders in a number of ways. To view your files in alphabetical order, choose to sort by Name. To see all similar files grouped together, choose to sort by Type. To sort your files by the date and time they…

You can choose to view the contents of a folder in a variety of ways. The default view is the Tiles view; you can experiment with each view to determine which you like best. TIP Which View Is Best? Thumbnails view is best for working with graphics files. Details view is best if you’re looking…

All the data for documents and programs on your computer are stored in electronic files. These files are then arranged into a series of folders and subfolders just as you’d arrange paper files in a series of file folders in a filing cabinet. In Windows XP you can use either My Computer or My Documents…