How can I keep it as Icons

Laptop · 03-26-2007, 10:13 PM

Hello guys,

I tried this a lot of time and didnt work. And today my brother asked me how to do it and i just said I dont know, which was quite embarassing.

I would like to know how do we keep our icons - the word documents or any files that is in our memory pen or My Document- as icons. You know what I mea???

If we I open My Doucment or memory stick, it will show all the files in tiles. If I right click > view > Icons, it will stay for a while, if I click on the back button, it will come back to the first view, which is tiles. If anyone have any doubt or dont understand, please dont hesitate to ask...

Please help me if you know what I mean...Thank you

PC eye · 03-26-2007, 10:39 PM

The first thing you do when opening any explorer window is go to the "View" dropdown list on the explorer bar and choose from the list of options. Extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, small icons, list, details, and tiles. If you have the "remember folder settings" option checked off in the tools>folder options many times you can browse back to the same folder and still it the same.

Laptop · 03-27-2007, 01:07 AM

i am sorry to say this PC EYE. That didnt help me much. I didnget understand what you mean. I plugged my memory pen in > Then views> Icon. That didnt work. So do you have any other ideas???

gottabamd · 03-27-2007, 01:24 AM

In Explorer, click Views>Icons. Then click on Tools>Folder Options...Then click the View tab and click apply to all folders. It'll change all folders to view with icons.

Laptop · 03-27-2007, 01:28 AM

cheers my brother. that worked. thanks a lot guys. Thank you very much.

PC eye · 03-27-2007, 01:44 AM

The main problem now eill be whenever viewing some folder where you want tiles or details all will be set to icons. For files and sub folders alike the "list" option is generally selected without change to any other folder seen. Remember there are different sizes of icons as well. All will be that one size when set to that.

Laptop · 03-30-2007, 06:59 PM

Thanks a lot for the information pc eye. I sorted it out. Thanks again

PC eye · 03-31-2007, 03:01 AM

I know what it's like not wanting big tiles when browsing a folder loaded with a ton of files trying to locate just one. You spend forever scrolling down through the list of them. That goes for having the details option set as well where you scroll sideways for an hour.

Laptop · 03-31-2007, 04:16 PM

yeah. but the detailed option dosent look much good. If looks good when it become icons rather than filmstirp or anything else. Also, like you said we dont have to waste hours on scrolling.

PC eye · 04-01-2007, 04:56 AM

When you go through thousands of files of different types after some time your eyes will start to "bug out"

and will be quite sore from scroll after scroll to find any one specific file. That goes for "details" as well as "tiles" there too. "when will I find this file ......

scroll some more .....

scroll some more.. ....

?"

03-26-2007, 10:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Laptop Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 451	How can I keep it as Icons Hello guys, I tried this a lot of time and didnt work. And today my brother asked me how to do it and i just said I dont know, which was quite embarassing. I would like to know how do we keep our icons - the word documents or any files that is in our memory pen or My Document- as icons. You know what I mea??? If we I open My Doucment or memory stick, it will show all the files in tiles. If I right click > view > Icons, it will stay for a while, if I click on the back button, it will come back to the first view, which is tiles. If anyone have any doubt or dont understand, please dont hesitate to ask... Please help me if you know what I mean...Thank you

03-26-2007, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,535	The first thing you do when opening any explorer window is go to the "View" dropdown list on the explorer bar and choose from the list of options. Extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, small icons, list, details, and tiles. If you have the "remember folder settings" option checked off in the tools>folder options many times you can browse back to the same folder and still it the same. __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

03-27-2007, 01:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
gottabamd Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 118	In Explorer, click Views>Icons. Then click on Tools>Folder Options...Then click the View tab and click apply to all folders. It'll change all folders to view with icons. __________________ HOME PC: ASUS P5K Deluxe 0404 \| C2D E6400 Lapped @ 3.2GHz 400MHz FSB 1.2875V \| Zalman 9500 \| TeamXtreme 2Gb DDR2-667 @ DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 2.0v + Crucial 10th Ann. 2Gb @ same \| 8800gts 640Mb @ stock for now ( no reason to OC) \| 2x36Gb Raptors RAID 0 \| 200Gb Maxtor SATA \| 720W Enermax Infinity WORK PC: ASUS P4P800 \| Pentium 4 2.8 \| 1GB Corsair XMS 1GB \| EVGA 7800GS @ 529/1512 \| 80GB WD \| Antec Smartpower 350 PSU LAPTOP: Toshiba Satellite L35S2151 \| Celeron M 1.8GHz \| 512Mb RAM \| 60GB HDD

03-27-2007, 01:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,535	The main problem now eill be whenever viewing some folder where you want tiles or details all will be set to icons. For files and sub folders alike the "list" option is generally selected without change to any other folder seen. Remember there are different sizes of icons as well. All will be that one size when set to that. __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

03-31-2007, 03:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,535	I know what it's like not wanting big tiles when browsing a folder loaded with a ton of files trying to locate just one. You spend forever scrolling down through the list of them. That goes for having the details option set as well where you scroll sideways for an hour. __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

03-27-2007, 01:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Laptop Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 451	i am sorry to say this PC EYE. That didnt help me much. I didnget understand what you mean. I plugged my memory pen in > Then views> Icon. That didnt work. So do you have any other ideas???

03-27-2007, 01:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Laptop Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 451	cheers my brother. that worked. thanks a lot guys. Thank you very much.

03-30-2007, 06:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Laptop Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 451	Thanks a lot for the information pc eye. I sorted it out. Thanks again

03-31-2007, 04:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Laptop Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 451	yeah. but the detailed option dosent look much good. If looks good when it become icons rather than filmstirp or anything else. Also, like you said we dont have to waste hours on scrolling.

04-01-2007, 04:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,535	When you go through thousands of files of different types after some time your eyes will start to "bug out" and will be quite sore from scroll after scroll to find any one specific file. That goes for "details" as well as "tiles" there too. "when will I find this file ...... scroll some more ..... scroll some more.. .... ?" __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

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