Thread: Windows XP Explorer’s window on the desktop

In windows XP this type of window is very much alike to the one which you can find it when you open your Windows explorer. It is probable that it may also vary to some extent in look since we can also modify it to our liking. The XP explorer also consists mostly of two segment. On the left side there is the directory tree, which is the list of units and folders that you are having in your computer. Only units and folders appear no files. On this image we can see a few folders such as My Documents, aulaclic ... the My Computer icon, My Network Places and the Recycle Bin. If you would like to appraise the essential concepts about the files, folders, and units which take a look at the basic. On the right side there is an additional part, which will demonstrate the content of the folder that you have opened on the left section. This section will also display the folders and files. In this case the files which contained the folder Win XP will appear. It depends on the type of display that you have activated you will be able to view the different type of information regarding the files. On this example we can also see the name, size, type, and date of last modification on each file because we have the view Details activated. Later on we will also learn how you can alter the view. Next we will explain the different bars that make up this window.

As seen in most of the window, we will have the title bar that displays the name of the folder which you are in.

The menu bar also contains of the menus that will grant you to access to all the operations that can also be done with the help of a file or folder. Just by clicking on each menu the options which are been displayed.

The standard bar includes the buttons for the commonly used operations. If this bar is not visible then select it from the menu View, the option Toolbars, at last select the option of Standard buttons.
The Back button will permit you to go to the last page that you have seen. The button which is next to it, when it is been activated, will allow you to move one page forward.

The up button will also permit you to go one level up, which indicates that it is going back to the folder that includes the folder at where you are working with.
The search button will also display a window wherein you can search for the file which you desire.
The folders button also shows the folder's formation on the left side of the screen, or it can display an area with the most normal tasks, depending on the file which you have selected. In this area you can also locate, among others, the following buttons:
The last button will allow you to alter the views on the folders. We'll also explain this in more complete on the next page.

The Address Bar is also well known for the Internet because it shows the address of the web which you are viewing. With the Windows Explorer it purpose the same way, but it also show the name of the folder on which you are working with. If you click on the black arrow it will display the constitution with our computer's drives. If you write a name in the address bar and you can click on the green arrow, it will search for the name.

The Status Bar which displays extra information on the elements which you have selected. This is an optional bar. In order to activate it, first go to the View menu and then click on Status Bar. On the Status bar under it you can see the number of files and the folder which contains as well as the total size of them (in KB, 1MB is 1024KB). If you select some of the files, in the status bar it will display the information of the selected objects and their total size. This is a very much useful bar since you are able to know it very quickly for the selected files which might fit on a floppy disk (a floppy disk is 1.44Mb, approximately 1474Kb).