Viewing File Information

There are numerous ways to view your files and folders. In addition to changing your view of the files, the Preview and Details panes provide additional information so that you can identify whether you've located the file you want without having to open it first.

Show the Information

Click Organize, point to Layout on the drop-down menu, and choose Details Pane from the submenu to display the Details pane. Click Organize again, point to Layout, and click Preview Pane to display the Preview pane.

Click a file or folder.

Read the information about the file or folder. The type of information shown varies depending on the type of file or folder you're looking at.

View the preview of the file or the folder contents. Note that not all files display a preview.

Continue clicking files or folders and reviewing the material in the Details pane and/or the Preview pane until you've located the item you want.

Tip

If, when you click to show the Details or the Preview pane, you can't see it, the window is probably not large enough. Increase its size until you see the pane you want.

Tip

To change the size of the Details or the Preview pane, move the mouse over the pane's inside border until the mouse cursor changes into a Resize cursor, and then drag the border.