Windows Creating Folders and Sub Folders
Organizing files in Windows is critical to quick and efficient use of the computer. If you have two or three hundred documents which are all located in your "Documents" folder, that is not efficient. Remember that Windows File Explorer is like a filing cabinet with drawers and folders. You can create your own folders and put them in the drives (drawers) where you can easily find them. In each folder you create you can save specific documents or files. For example, all of your work documents can be in a folder you create called "Work." Or, all of your English documents can be in a folder you create called "English." You might decide to create a folder called "School," and then make sub folders for "Math, English, History, and Social Studies." Sub folders give you an even more efficient method for saving and finding files that you need. Do the following activities to learn how to create folders and sub folders. You can move through the headings on this web page by hitting h, or move backwards through the headings by hitting Shift h. After you get to the heading you want, you can issue the read all command of your screen reader, or down arrow through the steps. There is an audio demonstration link at the end of the activities. When you are finished move to the link at the bottom of this page titled "BACK" to go to the "Simple Windows Lessons" web page.
1. Press and hold down the Windows key and hit the letter e to go to Windows File Explorer.
2. Press and hold down the Shift key and hit the Tab key again-and-again until you reach the "Tree View." (be patient and listen for the word "Tree")
3. Up arrow to the "Libraries" item.
4. Right arrow one time to open the "Libraries" area.
5. Down arrow to "Documents."
6. Hit the Enter key one time to make active the "Documents" folder.
7. Hit the Applications key one time.
8. Down arrow to the "New" menu item, or hit the letter w to move to this item.
9. Right arrow one time and you will hear "Folder."
10. Hit the Enter key one time only!
11. Type the word "School" (without the quotes).
12. Hit the Enter key one time and your "School" folder is created.
13. Either up arrow to "Documents" (not "My Documents), or hit the letter d until you hear "Documents."
14. Hit the Enter key one time on the "Documents" item.
15. Hit the Applications key one time.
16. Down arrow to the "New" menu item, or hit the letter w to move to the "New" menu item.
17. Hit the Enter key one time only!
18. Type the word "Work" (without the quotes).
19. Hit the Enter key one time and the "Work" folder is created.
20. You can move to the "Music" item in the "Libraries" area and create folders such as "Classical, Modern, Rap, Rock, Easy Listening," and so on, using the above steps.
21. Press Alt F4 to close Windows File Explorer.
1. Press and hold down the Windows key and hit the letter e to go to Windows File Explorer.
2. Press and hold down the Shift key and hit the Tab key again-and-again until you reach the "Tree View." (be patient and listen for the word "Tree")
3. Up arrow to the "Libraries" item.
4. Right arrow one time to open the "Libraries" area.
5. Down arrow to "Documents."
6. Hit the Enter key one time to make active the "Documents" folder.
7. Right arrow one time to open the Documents folder.
8. Down arrow to, or hit the letter s to move to the "School" folder that you created in the above activity.
9. Hit the Enter key one time to make the "School" folder active.
10. Hit the Applications key one time.
11. Down arrow to the "New" menu item, or hit the letter w to go to the "New" menu item.
12. Right arrow one time and you will hear the word "Folder."
13. Hit the Enter key one time only!
14. Type the word "English" (without the quotes).
15. Hit the Enter key one time only!
16. Up arrow to the "School" folder.
17. Hit the Enter key one time.
18. Hit the Applications key one time.
19. Down arrow to the "New" menu item, or hit the letter w to move to the "New" menu item.
20. Right arrow one time and you will hear the word "Folder."
21. Hit the Enter key one time only!
22. Type the word "Math" (without the quotes).
23. Hit the Enter key one time only!
24. Up arrow to the "School" item.
25. Hit the Enter key one time to be sure the "School" folder is active.
26. Right arrow one time to open the "School" folder.
27. Left arrow one time to close the "School" folder.
28. Right arrow one time to open the "School" folder.
29. Down arrow to hear the "School" folder sub folders "English," and "Math."
30. Hit the Enter key one time on either "English" or "Math" and that will be the active folder.
31. Press Alt F4 to close the Windows File Explorer.