The last two articles concerning Windows 10 tips have garnered many emails. Today a few more. If you remain interested keep those email questions coming in and I will tell more!
Today I will look at a few features of Windows Explorer since I had recent questions regarding it over the past weeks.
First off, Windows Explorer is not Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE) which is the Microsoft internet browser that has been around for a long time. That was replaced by Microsoft Edge. But back to Windows Explorer which is now most often referred to as File Explorer.
File Explorer is easy to get to and is used to browse and find any folders or files on your computer. To open it look at the taskbar at the bottom of the monitor to the right of the Windows start menu button and you will see a folder with maybe a blue bar on the bottom. To open Explorer click that folder and there it is. Another even easier way to open Explorer is to press the Windows button (on your keyboard, the one to the left of your spacebar with the windows logo on it) with the “E” key and Explorer will pop open on your screen. There are other ways to get it open but those two are the easiest.
Once it is open there will be some folders on the left and right sides. On the right you may find Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music and possibly more or less. How many folders and what they are will depend on how your computer was set up, if you have changed anything or if any programs have put their own folders there.
On the left side is the “Quick access” menu where you can add things quickly to find in another easy area…more about that later.
Let us say that you want add your “O-Check Column” folder which is under “Documents” on your computer to the Quick Access area on the left. Browse to the O-Check Column folder on the right and when you find O-Check Column, right click the folder. Now click “Pin to Quick access.” The columns folder will appear at the bottom of Quick access. You may have to scroll up a bit to see everything clearly. If you wish to move the new folder – click and drag it up to where you like it located.
Now that we have added the O-Check Column folder to QA what can you do with it? Well, close down your Explorer window. Right click on the File Explorer icon on your taskbar (not left click) and the items in your Quick access area of File Explorer will appear starting at the top and going down in the order you put them earlier. Click on the one you want to immediately open that folder.
These are your most used or Favorite folders that you may need to access often. I have the Pictures folder there also with my Columns so I can get to either very quickly.
More next week.
