Thread: Parts of the Explorer windows

The various parts of the Explorer window are as follows:

Title bar:

The Title bar is situated at the top of the ExploreLwindow.It displays the name of the icon, My computer, from where yo,u had started the Explorer program. You can also start the Explorer program from the Start button of the T askbar or the Network Neighbourhood icon or the Recycle Bin, etc.

Menu bar:

The Menu bar consists of various options such as File, Edit, View, Tools and Help. These options are called menus.



Indicator bar:

The Explorer window is divided into two parts. The box on the left hand side is termed as the Folders box, and the one on the right hand side is called the Contents box. At the top of the Contents box, the name of the currently open folder, My Computer is displayed in a bar which is called the indicator bar.

Status bar:

The Status bar, by default, indicates the number of items in the Contents box. In Fig.WE¬n it shows eight objects.

Folders box:

As you know, the box on the left side of the Explorer window is called the Folders box. This box, as shown in displays the icons for various folders and drives present on a computer. All folders and drives are displayed in the form of a folder tree. In other words, the folder tree is a hierarchical representation of the folders, files, disk drives, and other resources connected to a computer or network. If you click on any icon in the folder tree, its contents get displayed inside the Contents box.

Contents box :

The box in the right section of the Explorer window is called the Contents box. It shows the contents of a drive, a folder or an icon which is highlighted in the Folders box. Since in the My Computer icon is open, only its contents are displayed inside the Contents box such as the A: drive icon, C: drive icon, D: drive icon, Shared Documents icon ete. shows the Contents box of the My Computer folder.

Get familiar with the following terms which you will frequently encounter:

Folders:

Folders are containers that may have many files or sub-folders under them. Folders form the first level of contents in Local Disk Folders can never be copied or moved into a file.

Local Disk :

It is the head of all folders in yout hard disk. It can be renamed, but it cannot be copied or moved into a file or sub-folder or a sub¬sub-folder, etc. The following diagram shows the way in which folders are arranged in the hard disk:

Sub-folders:

All the folders just below main folders of the Local Disk are called sub-folders. These can be renamed, copied or moved into another sub-folder or sub-sub-folder. However, they cannot be copied into files.

Sub-sub-folders:

All the folders existing inside any sub-folder are termed as sub-sub-folders. These can be renamed, copied or moved to a sub-folder or a sub-sub-folder or the Local Disk . However, these cannot be copied into files.