January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
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Name
Folder Options
Synopsis
Control the way folders appear in Explorer and configure file type associations.
To Open
Control Panel → [Appearance and Themes] → Folder Options
Windows Explorer → Tools → Folder Options
Command Prompt →
control folders
Description
The Folder Options window has four tabs:
- General
Of the three settings on this page, the one that may not be entirely self-explanatory is the Tasks section (see Figure 4-34). Microsoft has removed the highly criticized Web View found in earlier versions of Windows and added an optional feature called Common Tasks. When enabled, a common tasks pane appears along the left side of folder listings in Explorer and single-folder windows, which contains information and links related to the currently selected folder. Those new to Windows might appreciate the extra information, although advanced users will probably prefer to turn off Common Tasks to reduce screen clutter.
Figure 4-34. Among other things, the General tab lets you turn off the common tasks pane shown in many single folder windows
Of note in the Common Tasks pane is the feature to turn on or off the category view in Control Panel (covered earlier in this chapter), an otherwise unavailable setting.
- View
After you’ve selected all your preferences in the General and View tabs, as well as Explorer’s View menu, click Apply to All Folders to make your settings the default. Otherwise, all ...
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