Windows Vista™ Step by Step

Key Points

• Windows Explorer provides several ways to move around your computer. Becoming familiar with them will increase your ability to quickly find specific files.

• Displaying the folders and files in different ways can help you identify them more easily.

• Windows Vista displays graphic representations of the files and folders on your computer. Different file types are represented by different graphic icons, so you can differentiate between them at a glance.

• In addition to its name, properties such as size, author, and date of creation or modification are stored with each file. You can view and change this information in the file’s Properties dialog box.

• To organize folders and files in a logical structure, you can rename, move, copy, and delete ...