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outline; the contents of the folder appear in an indented list, as shown in

Figure 2-10. Double-click the folder’s name again to collapse the folder
listing.

Tip
Windows can, if you like, expand the folder list automatically as you navigate your folders. Open
the Music folder with your mouse, for example, and the Music folder’s flippy is automatically
opened, giving you a visual representation of where you are. Sound useful? Turn it on like this:
On the Ribbon’s View tab, click Options. On the View tab of the resulting Folder Options dialog
box, turn on “Expand to open folder.” Click OK.

By selectively expanding folders like this, you can, in effect, peer inside
two or more folders simultaneously, all within the single navigation list.

You can move files around by dragging them onto the tiny folder icons, too.

Tip
Ordinarily, the nav pane shows only folders that Microsoft thinks you’d be interested in—folders
that contain your stuff, for example. But, if you like, it can display more Windowsy folders like
the Control Panel and Recycle Bin, too. On the Ribbon’s View tab, click Options; the Folder
Options dialog box appears. On that View tab, turn on “Show all folders.” Click OK.

Tags, Metadata, and Properties

See all that information in the Details pane—Date, Size, Title, and so on
(Figure 2-11)? That’s known by geeks as metadata (Greek for “data about

data”).