Windows Explorer is a place where you can view the drives on your computer and manipulate the folders and files. Using Windows Explorer, you can cut, copy, paste, rename, and delete folders and files.
How do I Open Windows Explorer?
To open Windows Explorer:
Click the Start button, located in the lower left corner of your screen.
Highlight programs.
Highlight Accessories.
Click Windows Explorer.
Alternatively, you can open Windows Explorer by holding down the Windows key and typing e (Windows-e).
It is called Window Explorer:-
The Yellow Icon is Folder and other are files and icons.
To open a file or folder
Open Window Explorer and
Double-click the file or folder you want to open, from window explorer we can open file and folder directly whether it is created by any software program like Ms-word, Excel etc..
Windows XP separates the window into two panes. If you click an object in the left pane, the contents of the object display in the right pane. Click Desktop and the contents of the Desktop folder display on the right. Click My Computer and your computer resources display on the right. To see the contents of a drive, click the drive. To see the contents of a folder, click the icon for the folder in the left pane.
My Document folder
The My Documents folder is your own personal folder in which you can store your documents, graphics, and other personal files. When there is more that one person using the computer, Windows creates a My Documents folder for each user on the computer. When you save your file it is authomatically saved in my document folder. When we open window explorer my document folder is automatically open by default. We can open my document folder from the desktop. My document folder icon shows on the desktop.
WHAT IS FOLDER?
In graphical user interfaces such as Windows. Folder is an object that can contain multiple documents. Folders are used to organize information. In the DOS and UNIX worlds, folders are called directories. Folder is like bag. for example like we put things in a bag. same like this we puts files into the folder. Folders are used to organize the data stored on your drives. The files that make up a program are stored together in their own set of folders. You will want to organize the files you create in folders. You will want to store files of a like kind in a single folder.
Create a New Folder
Method:- 1
Open Window Explorer
Click on File menu - click New - Folder - Type Name and press enter button from the keyboard.
Method:- 2 Right click on blank portion in Window Explorer - Click New - Folder - Type Name and press enter button.
TO COPY A FILE OR FOLDER.
- Open Window Explorer
- Select file (Click any file or name for select) - Click on Edit Menu - Click 'Copy' Option.
- After that Open Folder Or Drive.
- Click on Edit Menu - click Paste option.
- You file will be copy.
TO MOVE A FILE OR FOLDER.
Open Window Explorer
Select file (Click any file or name for select) - Click on Edit Menu - Click 'Cut' Option.
After that Open Folder Or Drive.
Click on Edit Menu - click Paste option.
You file will be copy.
TO CHANGE THE NAME OF FILE AND FOLDER
Open Window Explorer
Method:- Select File - Click on File Menu - Click Rename option - After that type Name and press enter button.
TO DELETE A FILE OR FOLDER
Method:- Select file or folder - Click on File Menu - Click Delete Option - Click Yes button. Your file will be delete and move into the recycle bin.
TO RESTORE DELETED FILE OR FOLDER
If you want to come back your deleted file means you want to restore your deleted files.
Click on recycle bin in the list of left side window into window explorer or go to desktop and double click on recycle bin - Select file - Click on file menu - Click Restore button. Your file will be restore on that locaiton from where you had delete your file.
TO CREATE SHORTCUT OF FILE AND FOLDER ON DESKTOP
If you want to quick access your file or folder then you can create shortcut of your file and folder.
Method:- Open Window Explorer - Select File - Click file menu - Click on Send to - click Desktop Create Shortcut. Your file's shortcut icon will be create on desktop.
TO SEARCH FILE OR FOLDER
Method:- Click on Start Button - Click on search - click for Files or Folder - Click on All files or folders button - Type File Name - click on Search button. Your file will be search and come on screen. If your file has been deleted then it won't come.
TO CHANGE WALLPAPER
What is wallpaper?
Wallpaper is the background that displays on your desktop.
Right click on Desktop - Click on Properties - Click desktop or background button - Select background from list - click on ok button. Background will be change.
TO CHANGE COMPUTER SCREEN SAVER
A screensaver is a type of computer program initially designed to prevent phosphor burn-in on CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use.
Right click on Desktop - Click on Properties - Click Screensaver option - Select Screen Save from list - click on ok button. screensaver will be change.
What is a font?A font is a set of characters represented in a single typeface. Each character within a font is created by using the same basic style.
What are drives?
Drives are used to store data. Almost all computers come with at least two drives: a hard drive (which is used to store large volumes of data) and a CD drive
(which stores smaller volumes of data that can be easily transported from one computer to another). The hard drive is typically designated the C:\ drive and the CD drive is typically designated the D:\ drive. If you have an additional floppy drive, it is typically designated the A:\ drive. If your hard drive is partitioned or if you have additional drives, the letters E:\, F:\, G:\ and so on are assigned.
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