Folder properties in Windows 7 - from now on, unfortunately, such a term no longer exists. New features, new features and, of course, a new name - all these are the creators of the operating system that have been finalized for the pleasure of users.
New name
In Windows 7, folder properties are called "options." Run this function
You can do this as follows: open the Windows Explorer window (for example, “Computer” or another folder). Now, to customize the appearance, select the "Organize" command, then click on the "Folder Options" line.
If you like to do everything quickly and use the keyboard, use the Alt-EA combination. “A” and “E” are Russian letters, for this method to work, respectively, select the Russian keyboard layout, and here, while typing a combination, you can not hold down the Alt key.
Another feature of the system is that the Explorer menu has become hidden from the user, and it appears only if you press the Alt key. After that, you can press "E" to enter the menu under the name "Service", and after pressing the "A" key directly opens the folder settings in Windows 7.
For gourmets, there is another method: in the address bar of a folder, enter the command Control folders.
Folder Options in Windows 7: Features
As you can see, the first paragraph “Parameters” determines the number of simultaneously launched windows and allows you to open all folders in one or more windows.
The next section - “Mouse clicks” - here we determine how we will control Windows with the mouse. There are two options. The first is standard, it launches by double-clicking. The second will make your computer look like the Internet, in which everything is highlighted in the event of a hover, and start and enter with a single click.
The bottom switches adjust the transition area. This is a folder tree, which is located on the left in the explorer. If you want to "Show all folders", the "Trash", "Control Panel" and all the folders on the desktop will be added to the navigation area.
You can also ask Explorer to automatically expand to the specified folder. In this case, when moving between folders, the folder tree will also expand, indicating your position. In normal mode, you will only see the disk on which you are currently located.
Folder Properties in Windows 7. View
The tab “View” carries a significant part of the settings. System default
display of the file extension and empty disks in the "Computer" is prohibited. Here you can also ask Explorer to display
hidden Windows 7
folders . If you select the "Always show menu" checkbox, the explorer will be supplemented with classic buttons at the top of the window, under the heading. By default, they are hidden.
From now on, each of the folders has its own type. In other words, the folder in which the photos are attached differs significantly from the “music” folder. Each of them shows its data, and the system has learned to recognize them. For photos, the rating and shooting date are displayed, for music, the track number, genre, album name and artist name.
Let's try to figure out how to choose a type for a folder and apply the changes to similar directories. Go to any of the folders and right-click in the free space of the explorer window. Select the “Configure Folder” item, go to the “Settings” tab. Using the first column of the drop-down list, select the appropriate type.
Next, check the box so that the template is selected for all folders of this type. In the "Explorer", in the "View" section, select a method for displaying files. Go back to “Folder Options”, go to the “View” menu and “Apply to Folders”. Congratulations, the selected template is defined for all folders of the specified type.
Display Extensions
We recommend that you display extensions for all file types. By default, the file type is not displayed; malicious files are often tuned to this, taking advantage of the fact that the .exe extension (executable files) are also not shown. Exe viruses often provide icons for MS Word documents, video files, or other common programs.
Thinking that you are launching a document or video file, you open a virus application. In order to avoid misunderstandings, it is useful to see file extensions. So we figured out how to configure the properties of a folder in Windows 7. And we found out what new features this function has.