Searching, Sharing, and Other File Management Tasks

The redesigned Windows Explorer provides a much richer display of information about files and folders. It also changes just about every organizational element from its predecessor. By default, Explorer windows have no menus, and a Favorite Links list is pinned to a Navigation Pane along the left side, above the tree-style Folders list. To navigate through a folder hierarchy, you use a "breadcrumb bar" at the top of the window, and the display of files can be filtered or arranged in stacks using values in each field. The contents pane shows live thumbnails, where appropriate, and an optional preview pane allows you to look more closely at image files, Microsoft Office documents, and e-mail messages ...

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