The Windows Desktop / Getting From One Window Level to Another
Subtitles of the Movie
In this video we'll discuss moving from one window level to another within a window. The Windows Explorer window contains a new navigation system called Breadcrumbs, which shows you the navigation hierarchy. That is, you can see your currently open window and the relationship between that window and other parent and child windows. These Breadcrumbs appear in the address bar. Microsoft designed Windows Explorer to be very similar to what you find in Internet Explorer so you have a user experience that's as seamless as possible. You'll also notice that you can move back and fourth between pages you've visited in Windows Explorer by using the Back and Forward buttons to the left of the address bar. The address bar displays your current location, which is any disk drive, folder or other place where you can store files and folders. As you read the address bar from left to right the parent location appears at the far left of the box. Each child location appears directly to the right of its parent location and the current location you're in appears without any child locations to its right. Each location is separated by an arrow pointing to the right. In this example, I've opened the Documents folder, which is one of the default folders, created for your user account. You'll learn more about these default folders in the Accessing Built-in Folders video later in this chapter. The address bar contains the name of the folder Documents, which is the current location, because Documents doesn't have any child locations to its right. The breadcrumbs that appear depend on the folder you're in. Once more, the right arrow not only shows that the next window of service is the child of the current parent or service but it also lets you select from a menu of related options. For example, if you click the right arrow to the right of my user name VTC Eric, you can see a number of other default folders you can open. For example, if you click Pictures in the menu, the Pictures folder appears. If you click the right arrow to the right of the icon, you can access the desktop, items of the desktop and the main public folder, For example, if I click Computer, Vista opens the computer window. Also notice that the icon at the left of the address bar has changed to reflect the type of folder you're in. In this case you see the computer icon at the left of the address bar.
Tutorial Information
| Course: | Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Author: | Eric Butow |
| SKU: | 33741 |
| ISBN: | 1-933736-64-X |
| Release Date: | 2007-02-05 |
| Duration: | 5 hrs / 149 lessons |
| Captions: | For Online University members only |
| Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7, Flash 8 |
VTC Sign up & Benefits
- Unlimited Access
- 81,350 Video Tutorials (20,800 free)
- Video Available as Flash or QuickTime
- Over 782 Courses
- $30 for One Month Access
- Multi-User Discounts Available
United States 