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File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window

How to Change the File and Folder View Arrangement in Windows 7 Explorer
Published by Brink
02-13-2009
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How to Change the File and Folder View Arrangement in Windows 7 Explorer

information   Information
When you open a folder or library in Windows 7, you can change how the files look in the window. This will show you how to change the file and folder view arrangements in that window to be arranged in a List, Details, Tiles, or Content view.
Note   Note
The Content view option shows some of the content from within the file.

EXAMPLE: List, Details, Tiles, and Content arrangement view
NOTE: What you see in your window will also depend on what you have the folder template set as.
File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window-list.jpgFile and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window-details.jpg
File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window-tiles.jpgFile and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window-content.jpg
Here's How:
1. Open the Windows Explorer folder or library window that you wish to change the file and folder arrangement view of.

2. Click on the View menu bar item and select either the List, Details, Tiles, or Content option. (See screenshot below)
File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window-view_icons.jpg
OR

3. Click on the Views toolbar button drop down arrow to select either the List, Details, Tiles, or Content option. (See screenshots below)
File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window-button.jpg

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4. Click on the left half of Views toolbar button to cycle through the different arrangement views until you have the arrangement you want. (See top screenshot above)

OR

5. Click on the Views toolbar button drop down arrow, then move the slider at the left up or down until you have the arrangement view you want. (See screenshots below step 3)
That's it,
Shawn



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