Using Windows XP > Computer Setup and Maintenance

Specify How Folders Open

Published: May 20, 2002

Submitted by Patrick Eaton, Renton, Washington

When you open a folder, the default view might not be one you want to use to view content. To select the view in which you want all folders to open:

1.

Open a folder, click the Views button, and then click the view you want to apply.

2.

Click Tools, and then click Folder Options.

3.

Click the View tab, and under Folder views, click Apply to All Folders, and then click OK.

Now the view you are using in the folder you just opened will be the new default view for all the folders you open.

The Expert Zone contains other tips for adjusting folder options, among them Using a Folder Type as a Template and Add Fields to the Details View of Folders.