Do more with Windows XP
Managing your files
The program known as either Windows
Explorer or My Computer is designed to help you manage your files in
much the same way you would organize your paperwork in a filing
cabinet. To start this program, click Start and choose My
Computer. At the left-hand side of your screen, you will either see
a panel listing tasks and places, or a folder list. To switch
between these views, click the Folders button. It’s often a good
idea to store the files you create in the My Documents folder. To
look in this folder, click My Documents on the left side of your
screen.
Working with folders
For a little extra organization,
you can create sub-folders in the My Documents folder. To do this,
go to the File menu, choose New and then Folder. You can type in a
name for your folder and press [Enter] on the keyboard to complete
the process. To perform other tasks on your folders – for example,
to rename or delete – right-click on the folder and choose the
required option from the menu.
Working with files
- Single-click
on a file to display information in the panel on the left.
- Double-click
on a file to open it.
- To rename or
delete a file (amongst other tasks), right-click on it and
choose from the menu.
- To show the
files arranged in groups, go to the View menu, choose ‘Arrange
Icons by’, and then choose ‘Show in Groups’. To select whether
the files are grouped by type, size or so on, go to the View
menu again, choose ‘Arrange Icons by’, then choose Type or Size.
- To put a file
on a CD (if you have a CD writer) or floppy disk, first ensure
that there is a disk in the appropriate drive. Then right-click
on the file, choose Send To and then either Floppy of CD-RW
Drive.
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