| Double click on the "My Computer" Icon - then click on the word "View" - and this menu will pop down. |
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| Working With Different Views. |
As you start opening windows (either from your "My Computer" Icon,
or your Short cut to the Programs folder, or perhaps another method) -
or using your Explorer - You will notice the View option at the top of
the Window on the menu ribbon.
| Double click on the "My Computer" Icon - then click on the word "View" - and this menu will pop down. |
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The words on a menu that have a little > (arrow) next to them mean
that there are more menu options listed there in a "Sub-catagory" - just
by running your mouse over that menu option and highlighting the word with
the > - you can see the list of options you have.
Shown in this example ~ the "Auto Arrange" option means that all the Icons will arrange themselves an equal distance apart from one another - (instead of getting moved off to one side - or one on top of the other) |
Icons and Details
As you open windows of your computer you will notice the icons represent everything from your programs, to your groups, to your files, and even your directories. These can be displayed in 4 different ways:
1. Large Icon view,You select this by choosing the view menu at the top of the window, and picking one of these options. Below are a few samples:
2. Small Icon view,
3. List view, and
4. Detail view.
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This is the Large Icon View. Notice the folder pictures, these represent another group or collection of icons, and short cuts. The pictures themselves represent a program to run - or a file.
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This is the Detail view. Notice the similarity to this look and the
old File Manager. With the View, Tool bar option turned on it looks even
more like file manager. The Windows 95 terminology for these things is
"Exploring" hence the name change to the Explorer.
Note: The old file manager is still available - you can run it by finding the file "winfile.exe" inside your Windows Directory, either by opening "My computer" and finding the file -OR- by clicking on the "Start" button - choosing "Run" - and typing in winfile, and clicking the OK button. |
Also from the view option of the window you can choose to have a status
bar displayed, or a button, tool bar.
(shown below)
Example of the Tool bar option turned on in the view menu.
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In the View menu you can find an "Folder" Options selection:
The :View" and the "File Type"s tab are mainly for choosing the type of files you do NOT want to see when you open up a windows. By default, Windows hides certian system files. (manipulating those system files in the wrong way can render your computer inoperable.) --BUT -- This page lets you choose how your windows will open up. If you choose the top one - you can have 1 window open and another one open on top of or beside it. However - If you choose the second option, you can have just 1 window stay open, and then when you click on a new folder, its contents simply replace the contents that you are viewing at the time. |