USING WINDOWS EXPLORER
Windows Explorer is a utility that has been included with every Windows OS since Windows 95. It provides a way for you to manage all the folders and files on your PC.
HOW TO OPEN WINDOWS EXPLORER
Right-click 'Start'. Then select Explore from the list that appears and Windows Explorer opens.
VIEWING FOLDERS AND FILES in Windows Explorer
On the left side of Windows Explorer you will see a section called 'folders'. Under folders in Desktop are My Computer, My Network Place, Recycle Bin and My Documents.
To see the all the folders and files on your PC, click 'My Computer' and it expands to show a list of the drive resources on your PC. Typically you will have listed:
hard drive (C:)
CD or DVD (D:)
Control Panel icon.
What happened to the B drive:
In 1981 the IBM PC came out with no hard drive, and up to a maximum of two 160 Kbyte floppy drives labeled A and B. The operating system ran from a disk in the A drive. Application programs and user data ran on the disk in the B drive.
As designers worked on the first PC hard drive they called it 'C', the next letter in the alphabet. When the hard drive was introduced in the PC-XT in 1983, it held the operating system as well as application programs and user data.
Two floppy drives were no longer necessary. The A drive was retained to load data and programs onto the hard drive, and the B drive was no longer installed in commercial PCs.
However, the hooks are still in most operating systems to recognize and use a second floppy drive which if installed will still use drive letter B.
HOW TO MOVE FILES AND FOLDERS in Windows Explorer
Select the file or folder you wish to move, and continue holding down the left mouse button.
Drag the item until it is over the destination folder.
Release the button and the item is moved.
Note: When you move a folder all folders and files under it are also moved.
COPYING FILES AND FOLDERS in Windows Explorer
Place the cursor over the file or folder you want to copy, and right-click your mouse.
Select copy from the menu that appears.
Place your cursor over the destination folder and again right-click your mouse.
Select paste from the menu and the item is copied to the destination folder.
Note: When you copy a folder all folders and files under it are also copied.
HOW TO ADD A NEW FOLDER in Windows Explorer
Navigate to the folder where you want to add a folder. Select the folder. The selected folder has an 'open folder' icon. Unselected folders have 'closed folder' icons. Only one folder can be selected at a time.
With the folder selected, go to the 'File' command on the menu bar at the top left of the screen. A drop down menu appears.
Select 'New' and another menu appears. Select 'Folder' and a new folder icon appears under the selected folder and in the right side view of Explorer with the name 'new folder' highlighted.
Type the name you want for the new folder and it overwrites the highlighted text.
Click your mouse or hit the 'enter' key and the new name is stored.
HOW TO RENAME A FOLDER in Windows Explorer
Select the folder, then hit the 'F2' key. The name of the folder is highlighted.
Type the name for the new folder and it overwrites the highlighted text.
Click your mouse or hit the 'enter' key and the new name is stored.
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