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6 USEFUL WINDOWS TRICKS
By: eba95 Date: July 25, 2010, 2:56 am
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Read these six tips for Windows 7,
Windows Vista, and Windows XP
that will keep you schoolin' your
friends and family.
1. Don't just maximize your
windows —go full screen
When you need a really big window
for viewing photos and videos, don't
just maximize it: go full screen! This
tip works great for viewing photos
and videos at maximum size in
Windows Explorer or Windows
Media Player, utilizing screen space
usually occupied by the header at
the top of the screen and the taskbar
at the bottom. Here ’s how:
Open any photo in Windows
Explorer, or open a photo or video
clip in Windows Media Player. Do one
of the following:
In Windows 7 and Windows XP, click
the F11 key at the top of your
keyboard.
The photo or video image enlarges
to its maximum size and the title bar
and taskbar are hidden.
Viewing a photo in Windows
Explorer standard view
To undue full-screen mode and
restore the window to its normal
view, press the Esc (Escape) key at
the top of your keyboard 2. Customize the Navigation pane
You can use the navigation pane
(the left pane) to find files and
folders and display links to
frequently used folders and other
items. You can also move or copy
items to a destination in the
navigation pane.
If you don't see the navigation pane
on the left side of an open folder
window, click Organize, point to
Layout, and then click Navigation
pane to display it.
To customize the navigation pane in
Windows 7
1. In an open folder or library window,
click Organize, and then click Folder
and search options.
2. In the Folder Options dialog box,
click the General tab, and then do
one or both of the following:
To show all the folders on your
computer in the navigation pane,
including your personal folder, select
the Show all folders check box, click
Apply to see the change, and then
click OK.
To automatically expand the
navigation pane to the folder that's
selected in the folder window, select
the Automatically expand to current
folder check box, and then click OK.
Customizing the navigation pane in
Windows 7
More ways to customize your
favorites in Windows 7
To add a folder, a saved search, a
library, or even a drive as a favorite,
drag it to the Favorites section in the
navigation pane. Note: You can’t add
individual file to Favorites, but you
can add them to any folder in
Favorites.
To change the order of favorites,
drag a favorite to a new position in
the list.
To restore the default favorites in the
navigation pane, right-click
Favorites, and then click Restore
Favorite Links.
To view the folder where your
favorites are stored, click Favorites
in the navigation pane. Favorites are
stored as shortcuts.
To remove a favorite, right-click the
favorite, and then click Remove. This
removes the favorite from the
navigation pane —it doesn't delete
the files or folders that the shortcut
points to.
The Favorites area of the navigation
pane in Windows 7
Add folders and files in Windows
Vista
In Windows Vista, you can add
folders to Favorite Links in the
navigation pane so that you can
open them from any folder window
at any time. To do this, first open the
folder that contains the subfolder
you want to add. Then simply drag
its icon from the original folder to
where you want it in the navigation
pane. You can also click Folders at
the bottom of the pane and drag a
folder from the folder list up into the
Favorite Links section of the pane.
Note: You can’t add individual files
to Favorite Links, but you can add
them to any folder in Favorite Links.
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