Section 2.7. Uni-Window vs. Multi-Window: All Versions


2.7. Uni-Window vs. Multi-Window: All Versions

When you double-click a folder, Windows can react in one of two ways:

  • It can open a new window . Now you've got two windows on the screen, one overlapping the other. Moving or copying an icon from one into the other is a piece of cake. Trouble is, if your double-clicking craze continues much longer, your screen will eventually be overrun with windows, which you must now painstakingly close again.

  • It can replace the original window with a new one . This only-one-window-at-all-times behavior keeps your desktop from becoming crowded with windows. If you need to return to the previous window, the Back button takes you there. Of course, you'll have a harder time dragging icons from one window to another using this method.

Whatever you decide, you switch windows between these two behaviors like this: Choose Organize Folder and Search Options in any Explorer window. In the resulting dialog box, click "Open each folder in the same window or "Open each folder in its own window," as you like. Then click OK.




Windows Vista. The Missing Manual
Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
ISBN: 0596528272
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 284
Authors: David Pogue

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