Gateway PC manual About folders and files, To create a folder

About folders and files

Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. They contain files and other folders.

Files are much like paper documents – letters, spreadsheets, and instructions – that you keep on your computer. In fact, all information on a computer is stored in files.

Folders

Files

To create a folder:

1Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. The My Computer window opens.

2Double-click the drive or folder, for example Local Disk (C:), where you want to put the new folder.

The drive or folder window opens. (If you do not see the contents of the drive or folder, click View the entire contents...)

3Select File, then New, then Folder. The new folder is created.

4Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears under the folder.

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