63. Narrow your File Searches
Looking for something in a folder that contains a sea of files? Before you scroll through all the items inside (and cause yourself some real eyestrain), think about what you know about that file. All you need is
one vital piece of information--the date on which the file was last modified, its approximate size, or its type--and that file is as good as found.
Inside the Open folder window, select View, Details. See those gray column headings? (You may need to enlarge the window to see them all.) Click the one that represents what you know about the file--for
example, Modified, assuming you know the date you last worked on the file--and Windows sorts the contents by that piece of information. If necessary, click this heading again to reverse the sort order. Scroll
down to find the correct date (or size or type), and there's your file!
Microsoft® Windows®95 Hints & Tips by Stuart Martin.
