Using XP Explorer to manage files

  
I. Find the "Resource Manager"

As the saying goes: "All roads lead to Rome", although there are many ways to start the resource manager, but we are still the most commonly used Use the Start menu: Click "Start → All Programs → Accessories" (indicating that you click the "Start" menu, then move the pointer to "All Programs", wait a moment, the second level menu will pop up, then the pointer will be panned to On the second level menu, move the pointer to the “attachment” on the second level menu, and the expression is similar later. What do you see in the next level menu of “Attachment”? Oh, the Windows "Explorer" is inside, don't hesitate, click on it to find it. (This article is based on Windows XP, for example, if you are using a previous version of Windows XP, start by clicking the "Start → Programs → Windows Explorer".)

Second, the familiar "Resource Management "on the face

for beginners friends who, a closer look at the face of explorer is necessary (Figure 1). The title bar displays the drive letter or directory name selected in the browser bar; the menu bar consists of six blocks. In addition to providing some operations and settings, there is also a "help" that our beginners need very much; some toolbars are concentrated. The operations we use are like "back", "forward", "up", etc. The gray button on the toolbar indicates that it is not currently available. In addition, the browser bar and the content bar under it can intuitively operate on files and the like. The status bar has a great effect, and it can display the number of files and size of the files we selected in real time. Figure
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three hands-on learning file operations

Explorer great ability, but this article we are mainly talking about file operations, file operations will in fact it moves.

1. Expand and shrink the directory

There are some "+" signs in front of some options in the browser bar. Click the "+" sign to expand the item during operation. The "-" sign (the "+" sign expands to become the "-" sign). Clicking the left mouse button indicates that the directory is shrunk.

Tip: This way, you can choose any of the options in the catalog or options.

2.File selection

After selecting a directory or option in the browser bar, all the contents of the directory or options will be displayed in the content bar. You can select and manipulate files in the content bar.

1) Single selection

If you only need to select one file or directory at a time, we can use the left mouse button directly in the content bar to list the file or directory icon to be selected. Just hit it.

2)Multi-selection

There are three main methods of multi-selection, such as box selection or assistance with Shift key. This content has been explained in the F4 version, and will not be described here. We mainly look at the mouse with the Ctrl key. Ctrl key with the choice is to hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard, and then use the mouse to click on the icon to select (for the wrongly selected file, you can also click the left mouse button on the file icon to cancel the selection) Release the Ctrl key until all selections have been made, which is suitable for file selection of any shape.

Tip: We operate the computer of course, aiming at efficiency, so these three methods can be used together. If you need to select all the files and directories in the content bar at once, you can use the shortcut key "Ctrl" +A" (ie press the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard and the character "A" at the same time, "A" is not case sensitive); if you want to reverse the selection, you can click the menu "Edit → Reverse Selection".

3. Create a new directory or file

In the content bar we can create a new directory or file. After selecting the drive letter or directory to be created in the browser bar, right-click in the blank space of the content bar, select "New" from the pop-up menu, and select "Folder" in the secondary menu to create a new directory. And select another corresponding type of file, you can create a new corresponding file.

Tip: We can "folder" and "directory" is the same as the file name for the Windows folder is generated, and the catalog is from DOS
system extension has been transmitted The title. 4. Cut

file copy method of operation for such

Explorer is very simple, just drag it. When cutting, hold down the left mouse button on the selected file icon, drag the icon into the destination folder (or press Ctrl+X), then press Ctrl+V to the target folder. ); copy operation is to first select the file to be copied, then hold down the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard, move the pointer to the selection area and hold down the left mouse button to drag into the destination folder. If you move the file "gj.wmv" into the "Video" folder, you can use the mouse to drag directly (Figure 2), it is very convenient! Delete and delete operations

file recovery very simple


5. Figure II document, first select the same good you want to delete a file or folder, and then select the icon or area Right click on the right mouse button and select “Delete” from the pop-up menu. At this time, a confirmation window will pop up to put the file into the recycle bin. Click “OK” to delete it; if it happens accidentally, in this case In this case, we can also select "Recycle Bin" in the browser bar, then right click on the file icon that was accidentally deleted in the content bar, and select "Restore" (Figure 3) in the pop-up menu to restore this file. Go to its original directory.
Figure III

four different users personalized Explorer

have different operating habits, and "Explorer" hit a few back after dealings, you may feel The buttons you use are often used but not on the toolbar. What should I do? Let's make some changes to it, let us use it more smoothly.

1. Define the toolbar

Click the menu "View", enter the "Toolbar" (Figure 4), see those small hooks, if we need to display these options, Click the left mouse button on the corresponding option, add a small hook in front, and click the left button on the item with the existing small hook, so that the small hook is canceled, if you want to hide the "standard button", Then click the left mouse button on this option to hide the toolbar. In addition, we can also click the "Custom" item to open the "Customize Toolbar" window (Figure 5), select the button to be added in the left column, such as "Copy" which is used more, then click "Add" Button, you can add all the tools in this way and click "Close" to see the customized toolbar.

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in the "Customize Toolbar" window, we can be on the "Text Options" and "Options icon" to select settings.

2. Change the file display mode

We can also change the way the file icon is displayed in the content bar. Similarly, under the menu "View → Toolbar" (Figure 4), we You can choose different icon display modes; at the same time, we can also click the “View” button on the toolbar, and the display mode can also be selected from the pop-up menu.

Tip: Under the “View” menu, we can also check the “Status Bar” to display some simple information of the selection; at the same time, when the file is operated, it can also be under the “View” menu. "Arrangement" is set, and the resource manager provides us with four arrangements: name, type, size, and modification time.
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