Microsoft Windows Explorer

Learning Points

1. What is Windows Explorer?

2. How to open Explorer?

3. Introduction to Explorer window.

4. Creating a folder

5. Creating folder inside a folder

12. Copy a file or folder using drag and drop method within the window

13. Copy a file or folder using drag and drop method between two windows

14. move a file or folder to another location

15. move a file or folder using drag and drop method within the window

16. Move a file or folder using drag and drop method between two windows

17. Change View of icons

18. Active/De-active Preview panel

19. List Panel / Details Panel / preview Panel introduction

20. Status Bar Introduction

1. Double Click on the Computer Icon on the Desktop Screen.

2. Press Window Key on the Keyboard  Click E on the keyboard

3. Click the Windows Explorer icon on the Task Bar.

Press: -To Drag and Drop an Item or file

Right Button:

Click: - Special Selection to Avail various option for the item.

Scroll Wheel:

Up: - To Move the screen up.

Down: - To Move the screen down.

Click: - To activate auto-scroll

Forward Button: when we click, It take one step Forward of the navigation record.

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Address Box: It shows the current location of the user in the Explorer.

Create a folder within a folder

Open Windows Explorer  Double Click Local Disk d:  Double Click on the folder where you want

to create another folder Click on the “Folder” shown in standard bar  Type a name for the Folder 

Click Enter Key.

Rename a Folder

Open Windows Explorer  Double Click Local Disk d:  Click on the folder which you want to

change the namer Right Click on it Again  Choose “Rename” option from the Right Click Menu  Type

a new name for the file/folder  Click Enter Key.

Open Windows Explorer  Double Click Local Disk d:  Double click on a folder where documents exist 

Select a file / folder by clicking on it  right click on selected folder/file  choose “copy” from right click

menu option  double click on another folder  right click on a blank area  choose “paste” option from

right click menu.

Copy a file or folder to another location (Drag and Drop Method in same window)

Open Windows Explorer  Double Click Local Disk d:  Double click on a folder where documents exist 

Select a file / folder by clicking on it  press and hold CTRL Key of Key Board  Mouse-over on the file

and press the left button of the mouse  drag the file towards the destination folder  when destination

folder is highlighted  release the Mouse Left Button  Release the CTRL Key.

you want to move or Move the document  Click restore-down Button Resize the window by pressing

and dragging the edge(border)

Select a file / folder on a window by clicking on it  Mouse-over on the file and press the left button of the

mouse Press the CTRL key on the key board drag the file over the destination folder window 

release the Mouse Left Button.

Move a file or folder to another location

Open Windows Explorer  Double Click Local Disk d:  Double click on a folder where documents exist 

Select a file / folder by clicking on it  Mouse-over on the file and press the left button of the mouse

Press the Shift key on the key board drag the file towards the destination folder  when destination

folder is highlighted  release the Mouse Left Button.

Select a file / folder on a window by clicking on it  Mouse-over on the file and press the left button of the

Change View of icons

Open Windows Explorer  Double Click Local Disk d:  click any file or folder  Press the CTRL key from

the keyboard  Scroll up / Scroll Down the mouse wheel.