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Changing Your Window View

Did you know that you can easily change the way files are displayed in a Microsoft Window. The example below will show you how to do it in the XP and 2000 versions of Windows:

First open a window and look for this icon on the window toolbar:

window view options
window view options


If you need some help identifying the different parts of a window
check out Technology Tip Number 51, Getting Through Windows

Then select the view you’d like. Below are some samples of what each view looks like:

Thumbnail View

thumbnail

Tile View

tile

Icon View

icon

List View

list

Details View

details

Once you have selected a view that you like you might want to set it so this window always displays in this view. To do that go to “Tools” on the window’s menu bar and select “Folder Options”

folder options
folder options

Then click the tab for “View” and scroll down the list looking for “Remember each folder’s view settings” and check that box.

remember each folder's view settings
remember each folder's view settings