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To adjust all the columns so that they’re exactly as wide as their widest data, right-click
any column header and then click Size All Columns to Fit.
In addition, the Details view is informative because it shows you not only the name of
each file, but also other properties, depending on the folder:
Documents—Name, Date Modified, Type, and Size
Pictures—Name, Date Taken, Tags, Size, and Rating
Videos—Name, Date Taken, Type, Size, and Length
Music—Track Name, Track Number, Track Title, Contributing Artists, and Album Title
Contacts—Name, E-mail Address, Business Phone, and Home Phone
These are all useful, to be sure, but Explorer can display many more file properties. In fact,
there are nearly 300 properties in all, and they include useful information such as the
dimensions of a picture file, the bit rate of a music file, and the frame rate of a video file.
To see these and other properties, you have two choices:
. To see the most common properties for the current folder type, right-click any
column header and then click the property you want to add.
. To see the complete property list, right-click any column header and then click
More. The Choose Details dialog box that appears (see Figure 1.2) enables you to
activate the check boxes for the properties you want to see, as well as rearrange the
column order.
CHAPTER 1 Customizing Windows Explorer
FIGURE 1.2 Use the Choose Details dialog box to add or remove property columns in
Windows Explorer.