To store, organize, and access the files and folders on your storage drive, you will use a tool called File Explorer. This video starts by showing how to navigate through folders on a storage drive.
- [Narrator] Most people store documents, … pictures and other types of files on … the hard drive of their computer. … Like a filing cabinet that you might have in your office. … File Explorer is the tool that you use … to browse through those files and folders. … Now I have an icon for File Explorer … down here in the task bar … so it's very easy to get it. … If you do not have that pinned to the Task Bar, … you can find it by going into the Start Menu. … Here in the Start Menu, I'll scroll all the way down … to this folder called Windows System … and inside of that you can find the File Explorer. … So you could launch it from here … it's much easier if you have it pinned to the Task Bar. … So you can always right click on it, … go to More, and choose to pin it to the Task Bar … if it's not already there. … With that in mind, lets open up File Explorer. … So this is the File Explorer window. … On the side bar on the left, I can select a location, … then on the right … I can navigate through the contents of that location. …
Author
Nick Brazzi
Released
5/21/2019- Interacting with the taskbar, windows, menus, and apps
- Adjusting Windows settings
- Switching to tablet mode
- Multitasking to switch between multiple applications
- Managing files and folders with the File Explorer
- Using the bundled apps, including Office and Edge
- Browsing the web with Edge
- Accessing email, contacts, and calendars
- Installing additional applications
- Managing notifications and account settings
- Using Cortana, the digital assistant
- Sharing data between devices
- Backing up Windows 10
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Use the exercise files3m 9s
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1. Getting Started
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Adjust system settings4m 7s
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Use keyboard shortcuts2m 51s
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Connecting to the internet3m 59s
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Update Windows 102m 49s
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2. Launch and Use Applications
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Quit applications3m 13s
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Switch to tablet mode2m 26s
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3. File Explorer: The Windows Filing Cabinet
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Browse through folders3m 3s
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Create and rename folders1m 53s
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Move and copy files4m 44s
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Delete files and folders2m 33s
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Zip and unzip archive files2m 32s
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4. Work with the Desktop
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5. Work with Bundled Applications
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Use bundled applications4m 1s
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Use the bundled Office apps3m 54s
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Organize and edit photos4m 23s
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Browse the web with Edge4m 48s
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6. Work with Mail, Address Book, and Calendars
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Work with the Mail app3m 49s
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Use the Calendar4m 37s
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7. Install and Manage Applications
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Uninstall applications3m 1s
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Set up a printer3m 56s
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8. Manage Notifications
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Manage notifications4m 14s
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9. Account Settings
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10. Cortana and Windows Search
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Use Windows Search3m 27s
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11. Share Data Between Devices
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Link a phone to Windows4m 56s
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12. Backup
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Set up a backup4m 34s
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Conclusion
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Next steps44s
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