TOPIC :
WINDOWS EXPLORER
Most Computers in the market today have hard disks
with capacities of several Gigabytes.
v But how is all
this information stored internally?
v And more importantly how do you find what you need from all the information that is stored?
Let us answer these questions one
by one…
All information in computers is stored in files. Every
file has Unique name that helps you to identify it. A file name is made up of
two components.
Main component
Extension
Main Component:
* The first part of the file name is the main component. This part precedes the dot and is also called the primary name.
* The main Component can contain alphabets, numbers, spaces, and other characters like @,$,!,{,(,),[,].
* A few character s that a file name cannot contain.
They are: \,/,*,?,”,<,>.
* The first part of the file name is the main component. This part precedes the dot and is also called the primary name.
* The main Component can contain alphabets, numbers, spaces, and other characters like @,$,!,{,(,),[,].
* A few character s that a file name cannot contain.
They are: \,/,*,?,”,<,>.
2.Extension:
*
This is the second part of the file name.
* The
extension is used to identify the type of the file and is normally up to three
to four characters long.
*
Some examples of file extensions are .DOC, .XLS and .java.
WINDOWS EXPLORER:
WINDOWS EXPLORER:
*
Windows Explorer is a program that helps you to manage your files and folders.
* To
start Windows Explorer, click on
* You can also start Windows Explorer by right
clicking on the start button and then selecting Explorer from the short cut menu.
WORKING WITH THE FOLDER:
* A
small yellow icon represents each folder.
* A
plus sign(+) to the left of the folder icon in Folder Bar indicates the
presence of subfolders within this folder.
* You
can see + or – sign only in the Folder Bar.You can click on the plus sign to
display a list of the subfolders.
CREATING A NEW FOLDER:
*
Clicking Make a New Folder under File and Folder Task in the Explorer
Bar. It will create a new folder in the right pane.
* You
can enter the name that you have chosen for the folder in the highlighted box
and then press Enter.
*
First, select the folder under which you want to create the new folder. Then
right click anywhere in the empty space in the right pane of the Explorer
Window. Click on New from the menu shortcut select Folder from the
submenu that appears.
* You
can also obtain same result from the menu bar by clicking File->New->Folder.
CHANGING THE VIEW
*
Windows Explorer allows you to change the way in which information is displayed
in the right pane.
* You
can display the list of files and folders using any of the following views.
1.
Icon View
2.
Tiles view
3.
Thumbnails view
4.Filmstrip view
5.
List view
6.
Details view
* You
click View in the Menu bar or click View button in the Explorer
bar.
ICON VIEW:
* The
icon view shows each file and folders icon and its name.
*
This view will not provide any more detail.
TILES VIEW:
* In
this view, the icons are little bigger.
* In
addition icon and its name, this view provides some more additional information
for some icons.
THUMBNAILS VIEW:
* The
Thumbnails view works well in folders that contain pictures.
*
Document that contain pictures are not shown as icons but they are displayed as
minimized pictures.
FILMSTRIP VIEW:
*
This view is available only in folders that contain pictures such as My
Pictures Folder. This view is similar to the Thumbnails view.
*
When you click or point to a picture, an enlarged copy of the picture appears
in previous area.
LIST VIEW:
*
This view retains the small icons but displays the files and folders one below
the other in columns.
DETAILS VIEW:
*
This view displays details like file size, type, last modified data and time
along with file names and small icons.
* If
you cannot find all the information use the scrollbar available in the view.
SELECTING
FILES AND FOLDERS:
* Selecting one file or Folder is very simple. Just click on the File or Folder and it get highlighted.
* If you want to select more than one folder ,you can do so in any one of the following ways:
* Selecting one file or Folder is very simple. Just click on the File or Folder and it get highlighted.
* If you want to select more than one folder ,you can do so in any one of the following ways:
1.If the Files or Folders to
be selected appear consecutively on the screen then, click on the first File or
Folder and point the mouse pointer to the last file or folder in the list hold
the shift key down and click.
2.If the Files or Folders to
be selected are not displayed consecutively, then click on the first file ,move
the mouse pointer to the second file to be selected and click while holding the
Ctrl key down.
MOVING FILES AND FOLDERS:
* If you want to move the selected items then, click on Move the selected items. You will be provided with Move Items list box. You can browse and select the desired destination.
* Click Move button adjacent to Make New Folder button to store the selected items in the newly created folder.
* If you want to move the selected items then, click on Move the selected items. You will be provided with Move Items list box. You can browse and select the desired destination.
* Click Move button adjacent to Make New Folder button to store the selected items in the newly created folder.
COPYING FILES AND FOLDERS:
* Once the files are selected , you can move or copy them using Cut, Copy, and Paste in three different ways.
1. Click on the Edit menu and make appropriate choice.
2. Right click on any one of the selected folders or files, in the ensuing short cut menu and make suitable selection.
3. you can use the keyboard combinations Ctrl + X to cut, Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste.
* Once the files are selected , you can move or copy them using Cut, Copy, and Paste in three different ways.
1. Click on the Edit menu and make appropriate choice.
2. Right click on any one of the selected folders or files, in the ensuing short cut menu and make suitable selection.
3. you can use the keyboard combinations Ctrl + X to cut, Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste.
COPYING FILES TO CDs:
* Copying files to a CD is often referred to as burning the CD.
General methods for copying Cd:
1.If the dialog box not appear on the screen within a few seconds of inserting the blank disk, open your My Computer Folder. Then right click the drive’s icon and choose Open.
2.Go to the source folder.
3.Select items you want to copy to the cd. Right click any selected items and choose send to a CD-RW Drive.
4.Each item to be copied will appear as a temporary file.
5.Check whether all files that you want to copy are there. Then click write these files to the CD under CD Writing Tasks in the Explorer bar of the CD’s folder Window.
6.In the first page of CD writing wizard, you can enter a new name for CD.
7.Wait until the wizard burns the data to the CD. Then click Finish button on the last page of the CD Burning Wizard.
* Copying files to a CD is often referred to as burning the CD.
General methods for copying Cd:
1.If the dialog box not appear on the screen within a few seconds of inserting the blank disk, open your My Computer Folder. Then right click the drive’s icon and choose Open.
2.Go to the source folder.
3.Select items you want to copy to the cd. Right click any selected items and choose send to a CD-RW Drive.
4.Each item to be copied will appear as a temporary file.
5.Check whether all files that you want to copy are there. Then click write these files to the CD under CD Writing Tasks in the Explorer bar of the CD’s folder Window.
6.In the first page of CD writing wizard, you can enter a new name for CD.
7.Wait until the wizard burns the data to the CD. Then click Finish button on the last page of the CD Burning Wizard.
RENAMING THE FILES AND FOLDERS:
* To Rename the file or folder, right click on the file or folder. Select Rename from the Shortcut list, then give the name.
* From the menu bar, click File-> Rename. Then the name of the selected file gets highlighted. Now type the name and press Enter. Then the name of the file appears in the window.
* To Rename the file or folder, right click on the file or folder. Select Rename from the Shortcut list, then give the name.
* From the menu bar, click File-> Rename. Then the name of the selected file gets highlighted. Now type the name and press Enter. Then the name of the file appears in the window.
DELETING FILES AND FOLDERS:
* Windows Explorer uses a special folder called the Recycle bin to hold deleted files.
* To delete files, first select them. Then right click on the files and the shortcut menu appears. Select Delete from the shortcut menu and the files will get deleted.
3.If you do not want to send the deleted items to the Recycle Bin, Shift + Delete key combination will achieve your goal.
* Windows Explorer uses a special folder called the Recycle bin to hold deleted files.
* To delete files, first select them. Then right click on the files and the shortcut menu appears. Select Delete from the shortcut menu and the files will get deleted.
3.If you do not want to send the deleted items to the Recycle Bin, Shift + Delete key combination will achieve your goal.
