Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 140 Unit 1 Computing Fundamentals A good way to organize similar fi les is to begin each fi le name with a common word. In this example, all documents relate to the boiling lab, so the word boiling can start each fi le name followed by the detail of each document: • BoilingDescription.doc • BoilingData.xls • BoilingSetup.jpg • BoilingResults.htm • BoilingPresentation.ppt Another naming convention is to include the creation date in the fi le name. The date a fi le was created or last updated is automatically recorded and can be displayed in Windows File Explorer. However, in some cases, adding a date to the fi le name is more useful because that will not change each time the fi le is saved. This is often done to maintain a date record or to help in sorting fi les. For example, the fi le name 210513LabResults.doc refers to the result of a lab test conducted in the year 2021 (21), in the month of May (05), and on the thirteenth day (13). Using this naming convention allows lab results from many different dates to be sorted by the year, then the month within a year, and fi nally by the day within a month regardless of when the content of the fi le had been updated. Windows File Explorer Windows File Explorer is a fi le-management utility with a graphical user interface that can be used to fi nd anything in the computer’s storage areas. The Windows File Explorer is part of the Windows operating system and controls parts of the GUI, including the desktop and the Start menu. The fi rst version of Windows contained MS-DOS Executive as the fi le utility. It also served as the graphical user interface instead of the Start or Apps menu and desktop found in later versions of Windows. MS-DOS Executive gave way to File Manager in Windows 3.0, at which time the program no longer served as the GUI and was strictly a fi le management utility. Windows File Explorer and the Start menu fi rst appeared in Windows 95. At this point, the program again became part of the GUI. Windows File Explorer contains the address bar and ribbon or toolbar at the top of the window, as shown in Figure 4-6. Along the left-hand side of the window is the navigation pane. This pane contains a list of the available drives and folders shown in a tree format. On the right-hand side of the window is the fi le list. This shows the fi les and folders contained within what is selected in the navigation pane. Above the fi le list is the search box. This is used to locate fi les and folders, as discussed in the next section. FYI FYI If similar fi les begin with the same word, they will be displayed together in a folder, which can make it easy to keep track of the project fi les.