About Folders And Files - Gateway Solo 1150 User Manual

About folders and files

Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. They contain files and other
folders.
Files are much like paper documents—letters, spreadsheets, and pictures—that
you keep on your computer. In fact, all information on a computer is stored
in files.
Folders
Files
To create a folder:
1
Double-click the
window opens.
2
Double-click the drive or folder, for example
Disk (C:)
The drive or folder window opens. If you do not see the contents of the
drive or folder, click
3
Select
File
4
Type a name for the folder, then press E
appears under the folder.
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My Computer
, where you want to put the new folder.
View the entire contents of
, then , then
New
icon on the desktop. The My Computer
3½ Floppy (A:)
. The new folder is created.
Folder
. The new folder name
NTER
or
Local
[this drive or this folder].