Chapter 3. Setting Up Your Libraries on All Windows 7 Computers

Chapter at a Glance

Setting Up Your Libraries on All Windows 7 Computers

In this chapter, you will learn how to

Access the libraries defined on your computer.

Create a new library.

Add folders to a library.

Remove folders from a library.

Edit the properties of a library.

Delete a library.

Libraries are one of the coolest features introduced in Windows 7. Think of a library as a virtual collection of folders on your computer. Virtual, because it doesn’t exist as an actual folder—it is only a reference to one or more folders on your computer and the files within them. For example, you can have documents stored in multiple locations: ...

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