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Good afternoon Today we will talk about how to create a folder on your computer desktop? This topic will be especially relevant for people starting to learn about computers. In this article I will present several options on how this can be done.

Creating a folder on the desktop with several options

Method number 1.

This option is the simplest. Here's what to do:

Hover your cursor over the desktop and right-click. After this, a window will pop up as in the figure. You need to follow these 2 simple steps.

After clicking on the word folder, it will appear on your computer desktop! Now you can sign it. If you need it for photos, write for photos. To do this, double-click with the left mouse button on the name “New Folder” and rename it.

Method No. 2.

This method shows how to create a folder in another similar folder. For example, there is an “Images” folder and you want to make another one there. To do this, you can first create it on the desktop and drag it there. Well, you can do the following:

After you open the folder, click “New Folder” at the top left mouse button.

This is what you should get:

Now all that remains is to call it by the right name.

Folders are created in a similar way on a flash drive and hard drive. Or you can simply drag them there from the desktop.

Method number 3.

This option allows you to create a folder in a matter of seconds! To do this, press the key combination: "Ctrl+Shift+N" This combination will make your wish come true in no time! Press the keys continuously. Press Ctrl without releasing it, press Shift and again, without releasing these two keys, press the English letter N. That's all, she should appear. If it's not there, just use the methods above!

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Creating a folder on your desktop is very simple. However, novice users often fail to cope with this task.

Create a folder on your desktop

1) Press the RIGHT mouse button. (The cursor should be on a clean desktop - not on an open tab, not on a shortcut).

2) Release the right mouse button and move the cursor to the CREATE menu item (underlined in red pencil). When you point to CREATE, a list of what you can create on your computer will appear. This list depends on the programs installed on your computer, so it will differ from mine.

3) Now, from the menu item Create Carefully follow the arrow to the submenu that opens with a list. At the top of the submenu there will be a FOLDER item (circled in red pencil). Click Folder with the LEFT mouse button.

4) A folder will appear on the desktop, and a cursor will blink on a blue background under it. You will need to type the name of the folder (whatever you want) on your keyboard. When you type the name, be sure to press the key Enter, otherwise your name will not be saved, the folder will remain called “New Folder”.

How to rename a folder

If, when creating a folder, you did not press the Enter key, or accidentally clicked the cursor next to the folder, then the old name of the folder will be saved, and not the name that you entered.

I hasten to reassure you - you can rename any folder and any shortcut on your desktop in a few seconds!

1) Click the mouse cursor once on the folder you want to rename.

2) Press the key F2(located in the top row of the keyboard). The folder name will immediately be highlighted in blue.

3) Type the name of the folder on the keyboard.

4) Press the Enter key.

How to create a new document in a folder.

You have created a folder and now you want to create in this folder new document. There is nothing complicated about this.

1) Double click on the folder and the folder will open. If this is a new folder, then it is empty. If it’s old, then it will contain files.

2) Now right-click the mouse so that the cursor is inside open folder(ah, not on the desktop). A context menu will open.

3) Now proceed in the same way as when creating a folder, only select not a folder from the list, but the document you want to create. For example, I clicked DocumentMicrosoft Word

A new empty document immediately appeared in the folder. At the same time, the document name is highlighted in blue and you can immediately give the document your name and, by pressing the Enter key, save this name.

You can then double-click to open the document and work with it.

Folders are needed to store information on a computer in a more or less structured form. If you imagine that there would not be a single folder on the computer disk, and that the files would be saved directly to the disk (they also say “to the root of the disk”), then it is not difficult to imagine what kind of chaos would happen on the disk and how difficult it would be to find the right one information.

An additional problem would be that it is impossible for two files with completely identical names to exist on the disk (within one folder or “in the root”). Thus, when installing programs, conflicts would constantly occur between existing files and those created on the disk during the installation process.

In light of this, the ability to create folders on disk and folders within folders seems like a great idea! We can place programs and data separately from each other, texts in a separate folder, photos in another, movies in a folder, etc.

In a word, folders make life and working with a computer a lot easier. In this video lesson you will see how to create new folder, How rename the one that already exists how to create a folder within a folder. You will have to perform these operations quite often when working with your computer. If you are a novice computer user, practice thoroughly before moving on.

Video lesson: How to create a folder, how to create a folder within a folder

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We've used the words "folder" and "file" so much, we've even learned what they are. Your level of knowledge is already high enough for us to talk about more complex and serious things. This time I propose to study operations on these objects. But before that, I recommend repeating the lesson “”.

This article will be very useful and you will learn a lot. In fact, we will partially repeat the previous material and add a couple more spoons to our barrel of knowledge, namely, a couple of lessons on how to create a folder and file, as well as how to rename them, copy, cut, etc.

• How to create a folder
• How to create a file
• How to rename a folder or file
• Context menu (right mouse button)
• Copy/cut - paste
• How to select objects
• Properties

How to create a folder

The first question that may arise in your mind is where can you create folders and files? This can be done on any local disk, as well as in space removable media and even disks, but in preparation for recording (repeat the lesson “What is a flash drive. What is a CD and DVD”).

Let's try to create a folder:

• Select the desired location where the folder will be created;
• In any empty space, right-click;
• We are looking for the line “create”;
• In the submenu that pops up, select “folder”, usually this is the first line.

So we got a new folder. If you try to create another one, it will be created under the name “new folder (2)”. The third will be numbered 3 and so on.

How to create a file

The file creation follows the same pattern. But what kind of file do you want to create? The fact is that the file has a type (the extension indicates it, remember the previous lessons). By and large, you only need to be able to create text files and application files “ Microsoft Office”, for example, the same. But I in no way limit you. Explore the creation menu, try to create something. There is nothing wrong with this, and the products from your samples can always be removed.

How to rename a folder or file

Agree, it is very inconvenient to use information on your computer as quickly as possible when all folders are called “new folders”. So we should talk about how to rename a folder:

• When created, the folder name is given automatically, but it will be highlighted. At this point you can enter your option.
• If the folder has already been created, then left-click on it so that the folder is highlighted. After one or two seconds, click again, but on the folder name (it is located immediately below the folder). If everything is done correctly, the folder name will be highlighted and you can change it.
• If for some reason the first two options do not suit you, then there is a third, more cumbersome way. Right-click the folder icon. IN context menu Find the line "rename". Enter your own name.

We will not dwell in detail on how to rename a file. This is done in exactly the same way as with a folder.

Now we know how to create a folder, and we can even tell less literate colleagues how to rename a folder that has already been created. Let's move on to studying new operations.

Context menu (right mouse button)

I often ask you to press the right mouse button, but I never really explained what kind of window pops up when you click it, and why it is needed. Now is the time best time for this.

Depending on the environment in which the menu was opened, its functionality may vary. Let's say if you right-click in the work field of any folder, you will see something like this:

The first three lines will help you make the display of folders and files more convenient. You can change the size of icons, sort folders according to one of several options, and also divide them into groups. Practice on your own and arrange the folders the way you like.

The “set up folder” line allows you to change the properties of that specific folder in the work field of which the context menu was opened. In general, if you need to perform some manipulations on a specific object, then you need to right-click on the icon of this object, much like we did a little earlier, when I explained how to create a folder and rename it.

The “properties” line will allow you to see some information about the open folder and change several of its options. Don't be too willful there.

Now let's move on to more specific work with files and folders.

Copy/cut - paste

If the files on a computer are arranged chaotically, then we can say with 100% confidence that a quick search for information is alien to such a computer. You can, of course, try to find required document through the search menu (the magnifying glass icon located in the right top corner open window). But this trick will work if you remember the name of the file accurately enough. What if hard drive is several nameless local drives filled to capacity with “new folders”, then the idea is doomed.

Therefore, now I will quickly teach you how to move objects, and you, as homework put things in order on your computer.

The easiest way to copy a folder is as follows.

• Look for the desired folder that you are going to copy;
• Open the folder where you are going to copy;
• Drag a folder from one directory to another with the mouse. To do this, you need to left-click (LMB) on the folder to be copied and, without releasing LMB, drag it to where you want to copy it.

Note: directory is the path to the document (in our case, to the folder). In other words, the address of a folder is called a directory (every folder has a directory).

What is very important here is the fact from which local drive you are moving the folder to. If this is done within the same local drive, then with this method of moving the folder will be cut from one place and pasted in another. If the local drives are different, the folder will be copied. This means that the original one will remain where it was. If you don’t need this, then hold “ctrl” while moving or use another method:

• Right click on the folder;
• Select “copy” or “cut” from the menu if you want to move the folder;
• Open the destination directory;
• Click the right mouse button anywhere on the work field;
• Select the “paste” line from the menu.

If you need to transfer several files and folders at once, first select the entire group, and then use one of the two methods above.

How to select objects

A single file or folder can be selected with a simple (single) mouse click - we already know this. A group can be selected with the mouse by holding down left button mouse and selecting all the documents that are needed. And this, I hope, is not a secret for you. How to select objects that are not located nearby? Take a look at your keyboard and look for the “Ctrl” and “Shift” keys.

To select several objects located in a row, select the first object in the list, and left-click on the last one while holding down “Shift”.

If you need to select objects located at different locations, click on them with the mouse while holding “Ctrl”.

These methods can be combined. Give it a try. Practice plays the most important role in mastering a computer.

I’ll just add one piece of advice to the topic on how to create a folder. If you suddenly give a non-unique name to a new folder (that is, the same name that some folder already has), then you risk replacing the existing folder with a new one. The system will offer you options for action, but I know from experience that many may not notice this. Be careful and don't lose information. Therefore, try to name all new folders with unique names.

Properties

This option in the context menu allows you to open a window that looks something like this:

In the “general” tab, you can get information about the current state of an object and make it invisible (for this you need to check the appropriate box). The “access” tab is needed to restrict or, conversely, open access third party computers on the local network to this folder, unless, of course, this local network There is. “Settings” will help you optimize a folder for a specific type of file and select an original icon for it. Well, the “security” tab is for you of great importance does not have, try not to change anything there.

Try creating a few folders and practice with them, repeating all the operations you learned about today. This will help consolidate the material and make it easier to gain new knowledge in the future.

Let's look at 4 options for how you can create a new folder. All of them are simple and do not go beyond simple computer literacy.

I option. To create a Windows folder, you must first determine exactly where it will be located: on the desktop or inside some other folder. Accordingly, we go exactly to where the “house will be built,” that is, a new Windows folder has been created.

How to create a folder on the desktop

1) To create a folder on the desktop, right-click on a free (empty) space on the desktop.

Context menu “Create folder”

2) This opens a context-sensitive menu, in which you should click on the “Create” option.

3) In the window that appears, a list of what can be created will be offered, from which you need to select “Folder”.

4) You will see a small window labeled “New Folder” with a blinking cursor prompting you to enter a name for the folder.

Name for the new folder

If you do not enter a name, the default folder will be called “New Folder”. In principle, you can rename it at any time, which will be discussed below.

Diverging from the topic, I note that the expression “” means that the creators software we thought and thought and made a decision for the user (that is, for you and me) that in a particular case it is possible to do as suggested. IN in this case It is recommended to accept the “default” name “New Folder”.

But such a name is bad, because after some time it is difficult to remember what is stored in a folder with such an unsightly name. Therefore, instead of choosing “default”, it is better to enter a “custom” folder name.

After entering a name, you must press the Enter key or click the mouse outside the frame to enter the name. If a mistake was made when entering a name, it can be easily corrected. To do this, you need to click on the erroneous folder name with the mouse, i.e. highlight this name, and then press the F2 key and you can edit the folder name.

If necessary create a folder inside an existing folder(), right-click on the free space in the old folder, then click on the “Create” option and then do everything exactly as described above.

Other options to create a new folder

Option II:

There is another option to create Windows folders. In the menu bar in the top right corner there is a "File" option. Click on it, then on “Create” and, finally, “Folder”.

Option III:

Opening Conductor(Start - Programs - Accessories - Explorer), go to where you want to create a folder. Then in the upper right corner go to the menu File - New - Folder.

Or you can click on free space right-click and select New – Folder from the context menu.

Explorer will create a new folder in the place where you gave the command to create it, and call it New Folder. You can enter a different name, as described above in the first option.

The Explorer option is convenient if you decide to put your files and folders in order, since there is a directory of everything you have on your computer. You can sort by new or old folders, and delete unnecessary ones.

IV option:

With this option, a new folder is created the moment you save a file. This is convenient for immediately storing your files “on shelves” so that they can be easily found later.

Let's say you are creating a file or editing an existing one. The resulting file can be immediately saved in a new folder (as they say, “without leaving the cash register”). To do this, in the “File” menu (in the upper right corner) select the “Save As” option.

In the window that opens, click on the “Create Folder” button, as a result of which a folder appears with the name “New Folder”. You can immediately enter a different name for the folder, after which the file name is entered. This procedure step by step (1st step, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) is shown below using the example of saving a file in Notepad:

Step 1 – Click on the “Create Folder” button

Step 2 – Enter the folder name and press Enter. A new folder has been created.

Step 3 – Click on the “Open” button, which is located to the right of the “File name” field. This way we end up in a new folder.