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WHAT IS A PATH
by John Anthony
Accessing folders and files in a PC is similar to the way you access files in a filing cabinet.
In a filing cabinet, each drawer holds hanging folders. Within each of these you can have files as well as manila folders that contain files. You can't put manila folders inside other manila folders though.
In a PC you have much more flexibility. For example, one folder can have 10 folders and many files in it. Each of those can have 10 folders and many files inside it and so on. You can expand the folder within a folder structure as deep and wide as you want to.
As you navigate through folders to the location of a specific file, you are following a path.
A path always begins with the hard drive letter and then lists in order the folders you go through to get to the file. For example, iexplore.exe is the program that opens and runs the Internet Explorer browser. This program is found in the 'Internet Explorer' folder which is in the 'Program Files' folder.
The complete path to iexplore.exe is: C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe.
HOW TO SELECT FILES, FOLDERS AND TEXT
Selecting files, folders and text is something that is done often with Windows. Every item must be selected before you can move, copy or delete it.
To select a file or folder, put your cursor over the item and then click your mouse. The item is highlighted to indicate you've successfully selected it.
To select text within a file, hold down the left mouse button and move (drag) the cursor across the text. Release the button. The selected text is highlighted.
To unselect an item just move your cursor to a clear area and hit the left mouse button.
USE FIND/SEARCH TO LOCATE FILES
Have you ever saved a file and then wondered where it went when you went to retrieve it? A useful utility called 'Search' (older Windows operating systems call it Find) can save the day. - Click 'Start' and look for 'Search' or 'Find'.
- If you have 'Find' click it. If you have 'Search', select it, then click 'For Folders and Files'. In both cases a 'Search' box opens.
- Enter the name of the file in the 'Search' box.
- Select the drive(s) you want to search in by selecting them in the 'Look in' drop down box.
- Click the 'Search button' and all files and folders matching the search criteria appear on the right side of the Search Window along with each file's path.
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posted by ^%&^
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