Explorer in Microsoft operating systems is the navigation bar (or navigation pane) located on the left side of Windows windows and used to speed up working with files and folders. The user can customize the parameters of the explorer as they wish.
Instructions
Step 1
To display the navigation area on the left side of the folder and directory windows, click the "Arrange" button in any open window and in the list that appears, move the mouse cursor over the "View" line. In the additional list, check the box opposite the "Navigation area" line by clicking on it with the left mouse button once. After that, the navigation bar will be displayed in all open windows of folders and locations of Windows.
Step 2
To hide the navigation bar, uncheck the box next to the Navigation Pane line in the Arrange Windows menu.
Step 3
To speed up the process of finding the files, applications and folders you need in the Windows 7 operating system, special libraries are provided. The user can create his own library containing the desired folders and directories.
Step 4
To create a custom library, open the "Computer" directory window by double-clicking on its shortcut on the desktop with the left mouse button. In the navigation panel, right-click once on the "Libraries" line, hover the mouse cursor over the "New" line and in the additional list that appears, click on the "Library" line. After that, a new library will appear in the Navigation Pane with the highlighted name New Library. Enter your custom library name and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
Step 5
Left-click once on the generated location library. The text "New library is empty" appears in the viewing area of the window. Click the "Add folder" button and in the window that appears, select the directory to which you need to have constant quick access.
Step 6
To add other folders to the user library, right-click on its name and select the "Properties" line in the list that appears. In the window that opens, click the "Add folder …" button, select the required directory and click the "Add folder" button.
Step 7
To delete a library, right-click on the line with its name and click on the "Delete" line. The operating system will ask you to confirm deleting the library, click the "Yes" button.
Step 8
To resize the working area of the navigation bar, move the mouse cursor over its right border. As soon as the mouse cursor changes from a regular arrow to a double-headed arrow, hold down the left mouse button and drag the wire border to the desired side.
Step 9
In order to add a folder to the "Favorites" section of the navigation panel, go to the directory where the required folder is located. Then drag the selected folder to the "Favorites" line in Windows Explorer while holding down the left mouse button.
