Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
    • What Is My Computer?
    • Browsing Folder Options
    • The My Computer Menu
    • The My Computer Toolbars
    • Customizing View Columns
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Customizing View Columns

When in List View you can customize views by changing the order of the columns, or changing the information contained in the columns. For example, you might want files to display by who created them; then by filename, date, and so forth. Columns settings apply on a folder by folder basis only. This gives you the ability to create customized views for each folder.

To customize the columns for a folder, select the folder and Choose View, Choose Columns from the menu. Figure 8.9 shows the Column Settings dialog box. Select or deselect columns by placing a check mark in the column header. To reorder the columns, select the column you want to move and click the Move Up or Move Down button until the column is in the position you want.

Figure 8.9 Scroll this window to see the many column options for viewing folder contents.

In this lesson, you learned how to change what folders and files appear in the My Computer window and how to open them. You also learned about the menu and toolbars and how to customize the appearance of views. In the next lesson, you'll learn how to manage your files from My Computer.

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