Displaying Folders and Files

Folders (or directories), subfolders (subdirectories) and filenames can be displayed by using the Windows File Explorer.

1	Open Windows Explorer in one of the following ways:

•	Right-click the Windows Start button at the bottom left corner of your screen, then click click File Explorer or Explore or Open Windows Explorer (the terminology varies depending on which version of Windows you are using).

•	Press Windows+E (the Windows button on your keyboard and the E key).

•	If Windows Explorer is already open, click the Exploring icon on your Windows taskbar or hold down the Alt key while you repeatedly press the Tab key to scroll through open programs to Explorer.

2	Drives and/or folders and subfolders will be shown in the window on the left.

•	Click on the plus sign to the left of any drive or folder to expand the display to include any subfolders.

•	Click on the minus sign to the left of any drive or folder to contract the display to hide any subfolders

•	Click on the folder to open it. When it is opened, the folder icon will change so that it looks like an open folder and any files in the folder will be shown in the window on the right.

3	Subfolders and/or files will be shown in the window on the right.

•	Click the down-arrow to the right of the Views button at the top right of the Windows Explorer screen to select different views for the window on the right.

•	If you select the "Details" view, the files can be sorted according to Name, Size, Type, or Date Modified by clicking the heading at the top of the column. Click again to sort in reverse order.

Folders, subfolders and files can be manipulated (for example deleted or renamed) using Explorer. Click to highlight the Folders, subfolders or files to be manipulated and then right-click for a menu of options.

Folders and subfolders (directories and subdirectories) can also be viewed or sorted in the File Open dialog. See File Open Dialog.

Folders and subfolders (directories and subdirectories) can also be viewed or sorted using the action line. See DIR command.