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INTRODUCTION

Window Explorer is very helpful to us explore our computer in many innovative ways. It is program which
can be used to see contents of any directory or drive, copy or delete files, rename folders, files. It is
located in program folder. However, in new Window editions features and functions of Window Explorers
can be found under different names through functions are same

OPENING WINDOW EXPLORER


1. Click on start button
2. Points to program
3. At last, click on window explorer

STRUCTURE OF WINDOW EXPLORER


1. In left column, all drives and folders are displayed
2. The folder which is opened, is indicated by already opened folder icon
3. Click on folder which you like to open
4. The files in current folder are displayed in Right column
5. Plus sign on level indicator, signifies sub-folders, which are mini-folders within folder
6. To display sub-folders, click on plus sign

VIEWING A DOCUMENT
Whenever you want to view contents of any file, double click file icon or right click File icon and select
Open. That file will stat to open

CREATING A NEW FOLDER


1. Click start button
2. Select programs
3. Click WINDOW EXPLORER
4. Click on desktop
5. Click File menu
6. Bring pointer to New option
7. Click Folder options
8. Type name of new folder
9. Press Enter key

COPYING A FILE
Copying a file means to make one more duplicate copy of file at some other place in window. Suppose
you have a file "A" in "Jack" folder, you can make another copy of it "Tom" folder. Copying files from one
place to another with help of WINDOW EXPLORER is very easy. To copy file to another place, you simply
need to drag and drog down the file. To use DRAG AND DROP METHOD, hold CTRL KEY while holding
down left mouse button and drag file or folder from one location to another. When file or folder is in
correct place, release mouse button and then release CTRL KEY

RENAMING FILES OR FOLDER


You can change name of file. Suppose you have file by name of " Saksham'' and now you want to change
its name to "Mamta''. To rename file, go to WINDOW EXPLORER, select file by clicking once on file using
left mouse button. When file gets highlighted, click right mouse button. This gives you alongside window.
Select rename option from menu. A box will enclose the name and name will be selected. Type new
name and press enter or click mouse button. This will rename the file. You can also rename file by
selecting rename option from File menu. Just the name will change, matter in file will remain same

DELETING FILES & FOLDERS


To delect file or folder using WINDOW EXPLORER, highlight file to deleted. Either press delete button on
your keyboard or select delete option after clicking right button of mouse. You can also select delete
option from file menu

RECYCLE BIN
If you are working in windows and mistake you delete one or more files which you need later, you need
not to worry, as all deleted files and folders go into another folder knowns as Recycle Bin. From Recycle
Bin, yoi can either delete files permanently or restore them back from where they were deleted. To
delete or restore files from recycle bin, double click the recycle bin icon on desktop. Select files to
deleted and press DELETE. To bring this file back into function open Recycle Bin, select FILE and click
RESTORE option. This will restore the file

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