Folders

Folders provide a useful way to organize the files on your system, providing logical places to create and store your files. Create folders for categories that match the way you want to organize your information, then save your files in the most appropriate folder. You can move files from other locations, such as another folder, to new folders you create. You can even create folders within folders. Your files are easier to find when you organize them this way.

	Example	File Cabinet	Address	Tree	Highway/Road
root directory (drive)	c:	Drawer	State	Trunk	Interstate
highest level folder	c:\documents	Folder in Drawer	City	Branch	State Route
folder within folder	c:\documents\letters	Folders in Folder	Street	Twig	Local Street
file	c:\documents\letters\parent.wps	Papers in Folder	Name	Leaf	Person’s Driveway

Create a new folder several different ways:

1	Click the drive or folder in which you want to create a new folder. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder. (The new folder appears with a temporary name.) Type a name for the new folder, and then press ENTER.
2	Right-click a blank area in the right pane of Windows Explorer or on the desktop, then point to New, and then click Folder, (the new folder appears with a temporary name), type a name for the new folder, and then press ENTER.
3	While in the Save As window of an Office program, click the "create new folder" icon, type a name for the new folder in the box provided, click OK

To share a folder

In Windows Explorer or My Computer, click the folder or drive you want to share.

On the File menu, click Properties.

Click the Sharing tab, and then click Shared As.

Click the Access Type you want, and, if necessary, enter a password.

Notes

· If the Sharing tab is not visible, you need to enable file and print sharing services. For more information, click Related Topics from within Windows Help for Sharing.

· You can also share disk drives by using this method.

For information about limiting access to the folder you have shared, click Related from within Windows Help for Sharing.

To stop sharing a folder

In Windows Explorer or My Computer, click the folder you want to stop sharing.

On the File menu, click Properties.

Click the Sharing tab, and then click Not Shared.

To find a file or folder

1. Click the Start button, and then point to Find (or Search, depending on the Windows version).

2. Click Files Or Folders.

3. In the Named box, type all or part of the file's name.

If you do not know the name of a file or want to refine the search,
click the Date Modified or Advanced tabs.

Specify where Windows should begin its search by clicking Browse.

4. Click Find Now.

Note: If you type upper- and lower-case letters in the Containing Text box on the Advanced tab, and you want the search to be case-sensitive, click the Options menu and make sure the Case Sensitive box is checked.

To rename a folder: right click the folder name, from the pop-up menu click Rename, type in the new name.

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Last updated September 12, 2003 ~ Mrs. K. Bradley
ot_kab@nwoca.org