Understanding Instructor: Heman Lee & 7 Folders.

Understanding

Instructor: Heman Leewww.aeromaniacs.com/class

& 7 Folders

Lesson Two

Windows Explorer

• Open Windows Explorer• Change the view of File and Folders• Navigate folder hierarchy• Detail & preview pane• Sort file view

P 2.1

Vista Virtual Folder Hierarchy

Desktop (Root) = File Cabinet

Create a File Structure

Pictures

Family

Christmas 2008

New Baby

Grandkids Betty’s B-Day Party

Sibling Folders

SubFolders

Root Folders

Detail Pane

Address BarNavigation PaneFolder Pane Detail

P 2.17

Navigate the folder list.

Vista Virtual Folder Hierarchy

Desktop (Root)

Personal Folder (Logon name)

SubfoldersExpanded

Subfolder

XP Virtual Folder Hierarchy

Desktop (Root)

My Document (Expanded)

My Music

My Video (User created)

My PicturesClick toExpand

No Subfolder

Vista/7 Virtual Folder Hierarchy

Desktop (Root)

Personal Folder (Expanded)

Document

Music

Video

Pictures

Click toExpand

No Subfolder

Vista Virtual Folder Hierarchy

Desktop (Root)

Personal Folder (Collapse)

Computer

Network

Control Panel

Recycle Bin

Windows uses the concept of special folders to help present the contents of the computer to the user in a fairly consistent way that frees the user from having to deal with the actual file paths.

Vista Special Folders

Desktop (Root)

3 ½ Floppy (A:)Hard Drive (C:)DVD ROM Drive (E:)Removable Drive (F:, J:, K:, L:, etc)

Network

Control Panel

Computer

Personal Folder

My Documents

Public Documents

My Music

Public Music

My Pictures

Public Pictures

Windows 7 LibrariesYou will notice that the folder pane is different. Instead of showing the normal folder hierarchy, Windows 7 uses a new concept called Libraries.

My Videos

Public Videos

Address Line

Personal Folder

Recent FoldersSibling Folders

P 2.5

Current Folders

Address Line

Personal Folder

Recent Folders

Sibling Folders

P 2.5

Current Folders

Document

Parent Folders

Sibling Folders

Address Line

Personal Folder

Contacts

Document

Download

Favorite

Music

Pictures

Video

Recent Folders

Sub-Folders

Sibling Folders

P 2.5

Lesson Three

More File Management

• Create Folders• Selecting File and Folders• Copy and move files• Search for files• Recycle Bin

P 3.1

Create a Folder

1. Right-Click>New>Folder2. Organize>New Folder3. File>New>Folder

P 3.4

Rename a Folder

1. Right-Click>Rename2. Organize>Rename3. File>Rename

Vacation to China

P 3.5

Selecting Files & Folders• Contiguous• Non-contiguous• Check Box

Vacation to China

P 3.6

Contiguous Selection1. Select File/Folder View2. Sort file heading3. Select top4. Hold the shift key down5. Select bottom

P 3.7

Non-contiguous Selection

1. Select File/Folder View2. Select file3. Hold the ctrl key down

P 3.8

Copy Files & Folders3 Methods

1. Copy and paste2. Edit>Copy to folder3. Drag and drop

Vacation to China

Move Files & Folders4 Methods

1. Cut and paste2. Edit>Move to folder3. Drag and drop4. Right-click drag

Vacation to China

Copy/Cut & Paste Steps1. Select Source2. Perform Copy3. Select Destination4. Paste

Vacation to China

P 3.11

“Copy to Folder” Steps1. Select Source2. Edit>Copy to Folder3. Navigate to destination4. Press Copy button

Vacation to China

“Move to Folder” Steps1. Select Source2. Edit>Move to Folder3. Navigate to destination4. Press Copy button

Vacation to China

Drag and DropDefaults

Copy vs Move

Copy

Move

C: Hard DriveC: Hard Drive

P 3.10

“Drag & Drop” Steps1. Destination folder visible2. Select Source3. Drag from source, drop in

destination

Vacation to China

P 3.14

How to MakeDestination & Source Visible for Drag & Drop1. Detail to Navigation Pane2. Navigation to Detail

(Folder Only)3. New Windows

P 3.14

Drag & DropDetail to Navigation Pane

Navigation Pane Detail Pane

Drag & DropOpen a new Window

Detail Pane Detail Pane

Copy Over Existing File1. Replace2. Don’t copy3. Keep both4. Cancel

Copy Over Existing Folder1. Replace2. Don’t copy3. Keep both4. Cancel5. Do for all

Overide Default Copy/Move

You can override any default copy or move by use the right-click drag method. To override the default Move, select Copy Here.

Forced CopyCtrl Key

You can force a COPY even if the file is on the same device.

Hold down the CTRL Key while dragging.

RECYCLE BIN

1. Drag to Recycle Bin2. Right-Click selete

Delete

RECOVER FILE

1. File Menu>Restore2. File Restore Button3. Delete Key4. Drag out

EMPTY RECYCLE BIN

1. File Menu>Empty Recycle Bin2. Empty the Recycle Bin Button3. Right Click on Recycle Bin4. Delete Key