Make Folders & Move them around.

A folder is just as it's name states. It is just like a folder in a filing cabinet. A folder contains things. It can contain other folders. If it does, they are called Sub-folders. It can contain as many as you put in there. Also, the Sub-folder can contain folders and as many as you put in. You can put files in any folder or sub-folder. You can create folders and files. The files you create are letters, pictures or even sounds. You can even store a whole program in a folder. Lets look at some of the folders and files already in your PC. Follow the yellow brick road. Upps! Thats another story. Follow the path. Start/Programs/Windows Explorer

Note that you have two windows. The left window contains the main folders and Sub-folders. If you see a box next to a folder with a + in it, then it has sub-folders. Select the folder or the name called; "Program Files".

Note that everything in "Program Files" shows up in the right window, folders and files. Now, Select the + sign in the left window next to the folder "Program files". Note that the "Sub-Folders directly under the main folder expand to show all the Sub-folders. Also note that many of the sub-folders have + signs next to them. This indicates that they also have folders in them. Select a + sign next to any one of the sub-folders. If that one also has sub-folders, continue selecting the + signs until you run out of + signs always moving to the right. If you run out of space in the left window, place your cursor on the line dividing the two windows and when it becomes a double arrow, hold down the left mouse button and drag the double arrow to the right until you have more room in the left window. When you get down to the last folder, Select that folder or the name of that folder. Note that the right window will now have the files of that folder only in the right window. Select the - sign in the box next to "Program Files". This will retract all the sub-folders under that folder.

Now! Let's get busy making some folders.

Select the name "C:" (sometimes labeled; "Win 98 C:") or similar. This will put the contents of C drive in the right window.

In a blank open space in the right window, Right click. This will give you a POP-UP menu. Select "New", which will give you another pop-up menu. Select "folder" from the menu.

This will give you a New Folder. The word "New Folder" will be highlighted and have a box around the word. This is an indication that the name "New Folder" can be edited. Just type in any name you want it to be. Then hit "Enter". Your new folder will then show in the left window.

To put a sub-folder inside of the folder you just made, Select your new folder in the left window. This will display the contents of your folder in the right window. The contents of your new folder is "Zip, Nada, Nothing". So, you should have a blank screen on the right. There are several ways to put a new folder inside the new folder you just made. This is a safe way; you can use any of the methods when you are more familiar with the other methods.

With this method you are making the folder where you want to place it.

Right click in the right window. Again, you get the pop-up menu. Move your cursor to "New". You then get a second pop-up menu. Select "Folder". This makes a box with the name; "New folder" highlighted inside. The name can now be edited to what ever you type in. Type in what ever you want to name this sub-folder. Hit "Enter". Select any folder in the left window. Now, look at your folder in the left window. You will notice that it now has a + sign in front of it. Select the + sign in front of your folder and it will expand to show your sub-folder. You can leave the folder and sub-folder as is, because you will get to use them in the next 3 sections.

Note! By selecting any file or folder then selecting it again while it is highlighted or by right clicking it and selecting "rename" from the pop-up menu, you can change the name of a file or folder. However, DO NOT change any name of a file or folder unless you made that file or folder or you know exactly what it is for. The reason is that if you rename a file or folder that is used by a program, that program will not recognize it and not be able to use it. Thus you will have damaged that program.

In the next 3 sections we will practice moving files and folders by some of the various methods. That way you can decide which method works best for you. These methods vary from slow and safe to fast and dangerous. I recommend that everyone start off using the slow and safe method and then move up to fast and dangerous only on certain files that are not important.