Organization Your Work

Files and Folders

In a computer, a “file” is an item that contains a collection of related information. Examples of files are text documents, spreadsheets, digital pictures, and even songs. Your computer represents files with icons. By looking at a file icon, you can tell what kind of file it is. Some common file icons are displayed.

A “folder” is a container in which you can store files. Arranging files into logical groups makes it easy to locate any particular file. It is a named area on a disk that is used to store related subfolders and files. A folder within a folder is known as a “Subfolder”.

Windows 7 offers “Live Icon” views of files and folders. You can graphically view the content saved on your computer in ways that enable you to visualize what is inside a folder or file.