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More Tips and Tricks
Single or Double Click? (XP)
When you browse the Web with Microsoft Internet Explorer, links open with a single click. Yet, when you browse My Computer or My Documents, a single click lets you select a file or folder, but you have to double-click to open it. If you'd rather single-click to open files and folders, you can change the setting on your mouse (don't worry, this process doesn't require any double clicks).
To change the settings on your mouse (Windows XP):
- Click Start, and then click My Computer.
- Click Tools, and then click Folder Options.
- Click Single-click to open an item. Then, click OK.
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Now you can navigate folders and open files with a single rather than a double click. If you need to select a file, simply hold your mouse over the file for a few seconds without clicking.
More Folder Options (XP)
Windows XP lets you show the contents of folders in a variety of ways, such as a simple or detailed list of the files, or as thumbnail images. Each folder in My Computer or My Documents can have its own view. That's useful for folders like My Music or My Pictures, because you can look at your digital photos in Thumbnails or Filmstrip view, and see your song titles in Tiles view. But changing the view for every folder can be time-consuming.
If you prefer to have all your folder contents displayed in a particular way, you can save yourself some time by changing the view for all the folders on your computer at once. To set your windows so they all have the same view:
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Click Start, and then click My Documents. |
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Click the Views button, and then click the view you want to apply to all folders. |
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Click Tools, and then click Folder Options. |
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Click the View tab, and then click Apply to All Folders. |
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Click Yes. |
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Click OK. |
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