Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 4 File Management 165 File information Tabs Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 4-15. The Properties dialog box contains information about the file. In most cases, there are four tabs in the Properties dialog box, as shown in Figure 4-15: General, Security, Details, and Previous Versions. In some cases, depending on the fi le type and system confi guration, there may be more tabs. Under each tab are options and settings that may be displayed or edited. General Tab The General tab of the Properties dialog box lists information such as the fi le type, the size of the data contained and the size of the fi le on the disk, and the path to the folder where the fi le is located. The fi le name is displayed in a text box at the top of the tab and may be renamed there. Also listed are three dates and times. • Created is the date and time when the fi le was created. • Modifi ed is the date and time when the fi le was last changed. • Accessed is the date and time when the fi le was last opened, but not saved. The software program associated with the fi le type is indicated in the Opens with: area. This is the software that will be launched when the fi le icon is double-clicked in Windows File Explorer. To change the associated software, click the Change… button. In the Open with dialog box that is displayed, a different software program can be selected. The association is applied to all fi les of the fi le type. A fi le attribute is a characteristic of a fi le about the display, archiving, and save status of fi les. There are two fi le attributes that can be set on the General tab: • read-only • hidden Read-only permits no editing, saving, or deleting. Check the Read-only check box to guard against accidental overwriting. Users may view it, but may not overwrite it. Hidden keeps the fi le from being listed in Windows File Explorer. Many system fi les have the Hidden check box checked. Clicking the Advanced button opens a dialog box in which other settings regarding the save process for a fi le can be made. Security Tab The Security tab of the Properties dialog box permits the author to modify the permissions for sharing a fi le with other users on a network. Windows lets users form a workgroup when PCs are connected to a network. In addition, multiple users on a Windows PC may share fi les GS5 Computing Fundamentals 3.6.2, 3.10