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For starters, you can view the files and folders in a File Explorer window in

either of two ways: as icons (of any size) or as a list (in several formats).
Figure 2-13 shows some of your options.

Every window remembers its view settings independently. You might prefer
to look over your Documents folder in List view (because it’s crammed

with files and folders), but you may prefer to view the Pictures library in
Icon view, where the icons look like miniatures of the actual photos.

To switch a window from one view to another, you have several options, as

shown in Figure 2-13, all of which involve the View tab of the Ribbon.

Tip
You can point to the icons in the View tab without clicking. The files in the window change as you
hover, so you can preview the effect before committing to it.

So what are these various views? And when should you use which? Here
you go:

Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, Small icons. In
an icon view, every file, folder, and disk is represented by a small

picture—an icon. This humble image, a visual representation of
electronic bits, is the cornerstone of the entire Windows religion.
(Maybe that’s why it’s called an icon.)