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Managing Your Files

Managing Your Files. Objectives. Develop file management strategies Explore files and folders Create, name, copy, move, and delete folders Name, copy, move, and delete files Work with compressed files. New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007. Organizing Files and Folders.

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Managing Your Files

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  1. Managing YourFiles

  2. Objectives Develop file management strategies Explore files and folders Create, name, copy, move, and delete folders Name, copy, move, and delete files Work with compressed files New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  3. Organizing Files and Folders • A file, or document, is a collection of data that has a name and is stored in a computer • Organize files by storing them in folders • Disks contain folders that hold documents, or files • USB drives • Compact discs (CDs) • Digital video discs (DVDs) • Hard disks • Removable disks are inserted into a drive New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  4. Organizing Files and Folders New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  5. Understanding the Need for Organizing Files and Folders Windows organizes folders and files in a hierarchy, or file system Windows stores the folders and important files it needs to turn on the computer in its root directory Folders stored within other folders are called subfolders New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  6. Understanding the Need for Organizing Files and Folders New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  7. Developing Strategies for Organizing Files and Folders Type of disk you use to store files determines how you organize those files Storing files on removable media allows you to use simpler organization The larger the medium, the more levels of folders you should use Documents folder You should have a backup, or duplicate copy, of important files New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  8. Developing Strategies for Organizing Files and Folders New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  9. Exploring Files and Folders • Windows Explorer shows the files, folders, and drives on your computer • Panes • Expand icon • Collapse icon • Computer shows the drives on your computer New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  10. Exploring Files and Folders New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  11. Using Windows Explorer New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  12. Navigating to Your Data Files • The file path is a notation that indicates a file’s location on your computer F:\FM\Tutorial\Holiday.bmp • F: is the drive name • FM is the top-level folder on drive A • Tutorial is a subfolder in the FM folder • Holiday.bmp is the full filename with the file extension New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  13. Navigating to Your Data Files New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  14. Working with Folders and Files • Creating a folder • In the left pane, click the drive or folder where you want to create a folder • Click the Organize button on the toolbar, and then click New Folder (or right-click a blank area in the folder window, point to New, and then click Folder) • Type a name for the folder, and then press the Enter key New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  15. Working with Folders and Files • Moving and Copying Files and Folders • Moving a file removes it from its current location and places it in a new location you specify • Copying places the file in both locations New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  16. Working with Folders and Files • Naming and Renaming Files • Filenames provide important information about the file, including its contents and purpose • Main part of the filename • Dot • File extension • A filename extension identifies file type and indicates program in which file was created New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  17. Working with Folders and Files • Deleting Files and Folders • Recycle Bin is an area on your hard disk that holds deleted files until you remove them permanently New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

  18. Working with Compressed Files • Files stored in a compressed (zipped) folder take up less disk space • Allows you to transfer files more quickly • Extracting a file creates an uncompressed copy of the file in a folder you specify, while the original file remains in the compressed folder • Compression programs • WinZip • PKZIP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007

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