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 How
to organize computer files and create new folders in Windows Vista
By Mitz
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computer Help
Watch this video tutorial on how to create folders, organize files, cut,
copy, and paste. It also shows you how to select multiple files at the same
time so you can move them. You should read
How
to organize your computer filing system before
watching this video.
This
will also apply to Windows XP.
Extra Tips
- To view your computer
files in a folder by the date they were last
modified, open a folder and on the View menu click Details. On the
top of the column, click Date Modified.
- Choose to Arrange by File type
to put all the similar computer files together. This is handy when you want to move
files around as it makes it easy to select them all together.
- If you're backing up your information to a CD or DVD, be sure to
create labels for your CDs that in some way describe their contents. For
example, you might title the CD "2007 backup of my
documents" or be more specific with
something like "2007 Email contacts, my docs, xmas
photos, resume, downloads"
- After you delete an email, be sure to also
clear out the deleted folder.
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In
Microsoft Word, you can change the default folder to where files will be
saved.
On the Tools menu, click Options, and click
File Locations
In the list, click Documents, and then navigate to your main directory; in this
example, C:/My Documents/word documents
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Hold down CTRL and click the mouse on the files you want to select. As
long as you hold the CTRL key down you can keep adding files to your selection.
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When you
create new folders you should name them with something that
describes what will be kept in that folder. Naming new folders, new folder 1 and
new folder 2 will not help with organizing your computer files.
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