Hello and thanks for watching this video in our HOW MCW series. My name is Matt Bauer
and this week’s video will focus on file and folder management in Windows. In case
you missed my first video on this subject you can click the link in the section below
this video or just click this bubble right here. In today’s video, I’ll show you
a few more tips for better file management in Windows:
1. Rename Files/Folders (F2) It may seem a little basic, but some users
may not be aware that the names of files and folders can be changed. There are multiple
ways to do this: You can right-click the file or folder and
click Rename. You can click the name of the file or folder
to select it, then click it again OR hit the F2 key on your keyboard.
Or there may even be an option in the sidebar to rename the file.
2. Pin to Start Menu As you may know, you can have one-click access
to programs in the QuickLaunch section of the taskbar in Windows XP and Windows Vista,
and on the entire taskbar in Windows 7. Well, you can also add a shortcut to the top section
of the START menu by right-clicking the program and clicking
“Pin to START Menu”. The program now appears at the top of the
START menu, so you can find it easily in the future.
3. Send to: (My) Documents, Desktop (Create Shortcut)
When you right-click a program, folder, or most any file, there’s an option called
“Send To”. When you hover over it, several choices will be shown. The two most common
options are Desktop and My Documents (or Documents in Windows Vista and Windows 7):
The “Desktop” option will create a shortcut to the program or file right on your desktop.
The My Documents (or Documents) option will copy the file or folder to your My Documents
or Documents folder. 4. Search
If you ever find yourself rifling through several folders looking for one specific file
or folder, there’s an easier way. You can search by name, file type, or several other
parameters in the Search function of Windows. In Windows XP, you can click START -> Search,
then select a category, or just click “All Files and Folders” and type all or part
of the file name, or even a word inside of the file, such as the content of a Word document.
You can narrow down your search with these options here as well.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the search function is built right into the START menu,
so just click START, then type your search. As you type, the results will be shown here.
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