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Sorting
and Searching in Windows Explorer.
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By Matt Western.
Ok,
so back to selecting the correct View.
What's
a View? A View is just a way in which files and folders and everything
else is displayed within Windows Explorer.
To
be able to sort the contents of the folders on your PC using Explorer,
you will need to select the 'Details' View. The 'Details' View
is the only view that sorts your files and folders into columns.
This
is how you select the 'Details View within Windows Explorer.
As
it says in the image:
1
- Click on View on Windows Explorers' menu bar
2 - Scroll down to the Details selection and click it.
Windows
Explorer will now be displaying the contents of the folder or
drive that is selected in the left hand pane, by using the Details
view.
The
Details view, places everything into columns.
Here's
a quick explanation and introduction to Windows Explorers columns.
Column Titles
Sorting
files and folders displayed by Windows Explorer is very simple.
All you need to do is click once on the title or name of the column.
Here's
a quick example.
When
you click on the title of a column, that column is automatically
sorted for you.
If
a column contains words or letters it can be sorted alphabetically
(A to Z), and reverse alphabetically (Z to A).
If
a column contains numbers it can be sorted from largest to smallest
(10 to 1) and vice versa (1 to 10).
To
change from one sorting pattern to another, simply click the column
title again.
Here's a picture of Windows Explorer with a list of folders sorted
from A to Z
As
you can see from the image above the folders (the folders are
displayed on the right hand side) are listed starting with folders
beginning with A. These folders are sorted alphabetically.
Sorting
and Searching in Windows Explorer.
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© Matt Western - deTechnify.com
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since 1983. These days he heads up deTechnify.com a web site aimed
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