Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods

Among the new features of Windows 2000 Professional are the new Save As and Open dialog boxes.

In the left pane, shortcuts to the History folder, the Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and My Network Places provide easy access to these locations. You can customize the appearance of the right pane by choosing to view Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details, or Thumbnails.

In addition, Windows 2000 provides a list of recently used files in the File name box. When you begin typing in the File name box, files with names similar to the characters you type appear. You can choose from the list or continue typing to create a new file name.

Figure 9.4 illustrates the new features of the Open and Save As dialog boxes.

Figure 9.4 New Features of the Open and Save As Dialog Boxes

Group Policy Settings That Affect Saving and Opening Files

You can use Group Policy settings to control how you save and open files. Table 9.11 lists Group Policy settings that affect how you save and open files and provides a brief description of each. Before you change a Group Policy setting, you should be familiar with using Group Policy and MMC snap-ins. To make changes to these settings, you must log on as a member of the Administrators group. You can find these Group Policy settings by using the Group Policy MMC snap-in and then following this path:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer.

Table 9.11 Group Policy Settings That Affect Saving and Opening Files