Windows Explorer question

Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit. How do I get Windows Explorer to create
all new folders & view all current folders in "details"? Until I set
each individual folder, it defaults to "large icons". I'd prefer
"details".

Thanks

Dan

D wrote:

> Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit. How do I get Windows Explorer to create
> all new folders & view all current folders in "details"? Until I set
> each individual folder, it defaults to "large icons". I'd prefer "details".

Within Explorer set the current view to "Details"

From the bar below the location (or below the menu if you have it
visible) choose "Organise" and "Folder Options"

Click the "View" tab (change any other settings you want to apply
globally while you're there such as not hiding file extensions) then
click "Apply to Folders"

On 8/13/2011 3:05 AM, Sunny Bard wrote:
> D wrote:
>
>> Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit. How do I get Windows Explorer to create
>> all new folders & view all current folders in "details"? Until I set
>> each individual folder, it defaults to "large icons". I'd prefer
>> "details".
>
> Within Explorer set the current view to "Details"
>
> From the bar below the location (or below the menu if you have it
> visible) choose "Organise" and "Folder Options"
>
> Click the "View" tab (change any other settings you want to apply
> globally while you're there such as not hiding file extensions) then
> click "Apply to Folders"
>

I knew there had to be somewhere to set it, thanks.

Dan

In article <4e464d44$0$3392$c3e8da3$>,
says...
>
> On 8/13/2011 3:05 AM, Sunny Bard wrote:
> > D wrote:
> >
> >> Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit. How do I get Windows Explorer to create
> >> all new folders & view all current folders in "details"? Until I set
> >> each individual folder, it defaults to "large icons". I'd prefer
> >> "details".
> >
> > Within Explorer set the current view to "Details"
> >
> > From the bar below the location (or below the menu if you have it
> > visible) choose "Organise" and "Folder Options"
> >
> > Click the "View" tab (change any other settings you want to apply
> > globally while you're there such as not hiding file extensions) then
> > click "Apply to Folders"
> >
>
> I knew there had to be somewhere to set it, thanks.

You may need to close and then re-open Explorer for the changes to fully
take effect.

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Andrew Rossmann wrote:
> In article <4e464d44$0$3392$c3e8da3$>,
> says...
>> On 8/13/2011 3:05 AM, Sunny Bard wrote:
>>> D wrote:
>>>
>>>> Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit. How do I get Windows Explorer to create
>>>> all new folders & view all current folders in "details"? Until I set
>>>> each individual folder, it defaults to "large icons". I'd prefer
>>>> "details".
>>> Within Explorer set the current view to "Details"
>>>
>>> From the bar below the location (or below the menu if you have it
>>> visible) choose "Organise" and "Folder Options"
>>>
>>> Click the "View" tab (change any other settings you want to apply
>>> globally while you're there such as not hiding file extensions) then
>>> click "Apply to Folders"
>>>
>> I knew there had to be somewhere to set it, thanks.
>
> You may need to close and then re-open Explorer for the changes to fully
> take effect.
>

Thanks for this question. It was something that bugged me for a long time.

I found and clicked the Details. That was easy. But I could see no "bar
below the location" in that area, nor "organise" nor "Folder Options."
I must be going blind.

* Seum wrote, On 13-Aug-11 14:06:
> Andrew Rossmann wrote:
>> In article<4e464d44$0$3392$c3e8da3$>,
>> says...
>>> On 8/13/2011 3:05 AM, Sunny Bard wrote:
>>>> D wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit. How do I get Windows Explorer to create
>>>>> all new folders& view all current folders in "details"? Until I set
>>>>> each individual folder, it defaults to "large icons". I'd prefer
>>>>> "details".
>>>> Within Explorer set the current view to "Details"
>>>>
>>>> From the bar below the location (or below the menu if you have it
>>>> visible) choose "Organise" and "Folder Options"
>>>>
>>>> Click the "View" tab (change any other settings you want to apply
>>>> globally while you're there such as not hiding file extensions) then
>>>> click "Apply to Folders"
>>>>
>>> I knew there had to be somewhere to set it, thanks.
>>
>> You may need to close and then re-open Explorer for the changes to fully
>> take effect.
>>
>
> Thanks for this question. It was something that bugged me for a long time.
>
> I found and clicked the Details. That was easy. But I could see no "bar
> below the location" in that area, nor "organise" nor "Folder Options."
> I must be going blind.

Below the location bar, let's say you're viewing "desktop" at the top
of the list, isn't there a bar reading "file, edit, view, tools,
help"? If so, go to tools/folder options.

That should take care of your question. However, below that isn't
there another bar reading "organize, include in library," etc. If so,
click "organize" then "folder & search options."

Miles wrote:

> Seum wrote, On 13-Aug-11 14:06:
>
>> I found and clicked the Details. That was easy. But I could see no "bar
>> below the location" in that area, nor "organise" nor "Folder Options."
>> I must be going blind.
>
> Below the location bar, let's say you're viewing "desktop" at the top of
> the list, isn't there a bar reading "file, edit, view, tools, help"?

Unfortunately that menu bar isn't enabled by default, to enable it you
use Organise, Layout, Menu Bar, but if Seum can't see "Organise" that's
catch22 ...

On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:25:01 +0100, Sunny Bard wrote:

> Miles wrote:
>
>> Seum wrote, On 13-Aug-11 14:06:
>>
>>> I found and clicked the Details. That was easy. But I could see no "bar
>>> below the location" in that area, nor "organise" nor "Folder Options."
>>> I must be going blind.
>>
>> Below the location bar, let's say you're viewing "desktop" at the top of
>> the list, isn't there a bar reading "file, edit, view, tools, help"?
>
> Unfortunately that menu bar isn't enabled by default, to enable it you
> use Organise, Layout, Menu Bar, but if Seum can't see "Organise" that's
> catch22 ...

Just press and release the Alt key and the menu bar becomes visible for
a single use. While it's visible, or otherwise, you can set an option to
make it permanently visible (which I don't bother with, as a matter of
personal preference).

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Hi, Sunny - and Seum.

One way out of the Catch 22 that should work in Windows Explorer: Just
press the <Alt> key. That should make the Menu Bar appear - but only
momentarily. As soon as you use it - or click anywhere else - it will
disappear again.

I don't understand at all why Win7 developers thought this arrangement was a
good idea! :>(

RC
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Miles wrote:

> Seum wrote, On 13-Aug-11 14:06:
>
>> I found and clicked the Details. That was easy. But I could see no "bar
>> below the location" in that area, nor "organise" nor "Folder Options."
>> I must be going blind.
>
> Below the location bar, let's say you're viewing "desktop" at the top of
> the list, isn't there a bar reading "file, edit, view, tools, help"?

Unfortunately that menu bar isn't enabled by default, to enable it you
use Organise, Layout, Menu Bar, but if Seum can't see "Organise" that's
catch22 ...

On 8/13/2011 6:21 PM, R. C. White wrote:
>
> I don't understand at all why Win7 developers thought this arrangement
> was a good idea! :>(

Many of the defaults seem to be in preference of a dumbed-down, less
technically involved user experience. Win 7 is not alone in this,
unfortunately. That's probably appropriate for many users, but I would
have appreciated the ability to select the level of default information
at initial install. Two buttons, "Moron", "Non-Moron", perhaps... ;-)