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Creating Folders
Once you have determined your storage location, the next step is creating and organizing folders. When
it comes to getting organized, you don't need to start from scratch. Windows comes with a handful of
common folders that you can use as anchors to begin organizing your files. Here are some of the most
common folders you can store your files and folders in:
Under This PC folder are default folders created by Windows for Pictures, Music, Videos, Documents
and Download. You can add others to this list.
o Documents: Use this default folder to store your documents, word-processing files, spreadsheets,
presentations, and other files.
o Personalized folders: You can create folders and subfolders with whatever name fits the work
you are doing.
CREATING FOLDERS
Because too many files can be confusing, it is
necessary to organize your files into properly-
labeled folders. We will first make folders for this
class. You should still be in File Explorer
window.
Determine your storage location. Click on either
the Documents/Your Name folder or drive name of your USB. We will call this your Personal
Folder for ease of reference.
1. Check the Address or Title bar to be sure it indicates the drive or folder you have chosen as your
Personal Folder.
2. With the correct Drive selected, on Home Tab, click on New Folder. A folder will appear in the contents
pane with the words “New Folder” in blue. Type in the name you will give it: Word Processing Class.
Then press Enter key to complete the naming. You now have a folder called Word Processing Class with
a yellow folder for an icon into which you will put all your class materials.
3. Click on the Word Processing Class folder in the Navigation Pane. Make a subfolder under it (click
New Folder on the Home tab again) and type in Windows Unit. Enter. The in front of Word
Processing Class indicates it has subfolders (or a if the folder is open). Click on the and several
times to see how it opens and closes the subfolders. Leave it open while you are working with it.
4. Click on the Word Processing Class folder. Make another subfolder called Lesson 1 under it.
5. Make a third subfolder called Lesson 2. (Click on Word Processing Class folder first.) This time try
right click on Word Processing Class and choose New, Folder.
6. When you click on Word Processing Class folder, you should see 3 subfolders: Windows Unit, Lesson
1, and Lesson 2 in both the Navigation pane and in the Contents pane.
7. Leave File Explorer open. In the next section you will be opening another program.
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Once you have determined your storage location, the next step is creating and organizing folders. When
it comes to getting organized, you don't need to start from scratch. Windows comes with a handful of
common folders that you can use as anchors to begin organizing your files. Here are some of the most
common folders you can store your files and folders in:
Under This PC folder are default folders created by Windows for Pictures, Music, Videos, Documents
and Download. You can add others to this list.
o Documents: Use this default folder to store your documents, word-processing files, spreadsheets,
presentations, and other files.
o Personalized folders: You can create folders and subfolders with whatever name fits the work
you are doing.
CREATING FOLDERS
Because too many files can be confusing, it is
necessary to organize your files into properly-
labeled folders. We will first make folders for this
class. You should still be in File Explorer
window.
Determine your storage location. Click on either
the Documents/Your Name folder or drive name of your USB. We will call this your Personal
Folder for ease of reference.
1. Check the Address or Title bar to be sure it indicates the drive or folder you have chosen as your
Personal Folder.
2. With the correct Drive selected, on Home Tab, click on New Folder. A folder will appear in the contents
pane with the words “New Folder” in blue. Type in the name you will give it: Word Processing Class.
Then press Enter key to complete the naming. You now have a folder called Word Processing Class with
a yellow folder for an icon into which you will put all your class materials.
3. Click on the Word Processing Class folder in the Navigation Pane. Make a subfolder under it (click
New Folder on the Home tab again) and type in Windows Unit. Enter. The in front of Word
Processing Class indicates it has subfolders (or a if the folder is open). Click on the and several
times to see how it opens and closes the subfolders. Leave it open while you are working with it.
4. Click on the Word Processing Class folder. Make another subfolder called Lesson 1 under it.
5. Make a third subfolder called Lesson 2. (Click on Word Processing Class folder first.) This time try
right click on Word Processing Class and choose New, Folder.
6. When you click on Word Processing Class folder, you should see 3 subfolders: Windows Unit, Lesson
1, and Lesson 2 in both the Navigation pane and in the Contents pane.
7. Leave File Explorer open. In the next section you will be opening another program.
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