Computer Tips and Tricks

Navigating Through Your Files
Files are usually save in the My Documents folder. To look for a file you can follow the steps below:
Step 1: Click on Start (lower left corner)
Step 2: Find the My Documents Folder (upper right on menu). The start menu is also the menu to access all the programs installed on your machine.
Step 3: A new window will open showing the contents of My Documents, you can scroll up and down to find the file or folder you are looking for.

To open/ see what is in a folder you can double click on the folder or highlight and select File > Open

My Documents Side Bar:
The side bar gives you various options to select, the most used options are:
Make a new folder: And the Other Places options to navigate to your Desktop, My Computer, or My Network Places.
My Documents Menu Bar:
Besides having the standard menu options File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools and Help there are also icons that will help you navigate through My Documents. Using the folder with the green up arrow will take you up a directory (folder). A good time to use this is when you open a folder and then decide you need to go back to where you were.

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