Quick Tip

036-2008

The Right Time To Right Click

TIP:  When you are stuck and don’t know what to do: RIGHT CLICK

A. Icons
B. Taskbar
C. Files or Folders
D. Desktop
E. Other

A. Icons: If you right click on any shortcut icon (the ones with the little arrow on the bottom left corner) then click on Properties, then click on change icons you will see other icons and you can change your present one.  You can also set a keyboard shortcut key.

B. Taskbar: Right Click on an empty space on the right side of your Taskbar but to the left of the Notification Area. If you have 2 windows open, click on Cascade Windows, Tile Windows Horizontally, or Tile Window Vertically, you will see a split screen with both programs on them and you can work with them like copy and paste or delete or insert. To restore click on Undo Tile.

If you have several windows or programs open, click on Cascade Windows and it will show them all. To restore click on Undo Cascade.

 If you click on Show Desktop your open windows will be minimized and your desktop will show.

C: Files or Folders: Right Click on any File or Folder in Windows Explorer and with this new menu you may Open, Send To, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Shortcut, Delete, Rename, and Properties. The Send To feature allows you to send the file to another location.

Want to know the total size of any folder, including all files and folders within it? Locate the folder in Windows Explorer right click the folder and select Properties. It shows not only the size, the file path, the attributes and the number of files and folders as well.

D. Desktop:
Right Click on the Desktop (the big space with all your icons on it). Click on Line up Icons and it will put them in the right space. Click on Arrange Icons, the Auto Arrange and the icons will stay put.

Go to New > Folder and a New Folder will appear on your Desktop. Name it Misc. and click on Enter. You can drag any of the shortcut icons (the ones with the little white arrows) on your Desktop into the New Folder. This way your Desktop will not be full of Icons.

Go to New, click on Shortcut and Browse until you find the file you wish to make a shortcut out of, and follow instructions.

E. OTHER:  In Windows Explorer, Right click on an empty spot and from the dropdown menu select View. Choose your display, Large Icons, Small Icons, List, or Details. Details is best.

My Computer: Hold the Alt key down and click on My Computer. The System Properties window opens to reveal operating system information.

My Computer: Click or Double Click on My Computer then hold the Alt key down and click on the C drive.  This will display the Properties window and it will show how much Free Space, Used space, and Total space you have on your hard drive.