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From: Jerry and Ce on 16 Mar 2010 04:38 Thanks to everyone who has replied (except the troll), I now have what I asked for. Mostly. There seem to be some folders where I am still only getting the standard Name/Size/Type/Modified options. I'll try to work out what makes these folders different from the rest. Thanks again, Jerry "dadiOH" <dadiOH(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:uoI3SZIxKHA.812(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Jerry and Ce wrote: >> Thanks, but I don't have 'column headings' in my folders. > > > You said,"I know that you can add to this list from the menu bar by > choosing > View/Choose details." Details = column headings. > > If you prefer to NOT view by details do so temporarily, add the column > headings you want to eventually have in the right click list then go back > to whatever "view" you want. No more columns but they will be in the list > for you to choose how to sort. > > dadiOH > ____________ > >> >> "dadiOH" <dadiOH(a)invalid.com> wrote in message >> news:up%23L5GDxKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Jerry and Ce wrote: >>>> Hi Guys, I'd appreciate a bit of advice. >>>> In any folder, when you right-click and choose Arrange Icons By, you >>>> get a list of ways they can be arranged. >>>> I know that you can add to this list from the menu bar by choosing >>>> View/Choose details. >>>> What I want to be able to do is to select ALL the available >>>> details, and to apply this to ALL folders, so that in future I can >>>> select the arrange option I want from the right-click menu. >>>> Is this possible? >>>> Many thanks, >>>> Jerry >>> >>> Possible, yes; sensible, no. >>> >>> The items shown under "arrange by" are the column headings. You can >>> select the column headings to be shown by right clicking one; that >>> will spit out a list of many possibilities. Select them all and >>> you'll wind up with an unreadable window. >>> >>> Right clicking to "arrange by" does nothing except sort the contents >>> of the window by whatever you choose; you can do the same thing by >>> clicking the column heading you want to sort by and that is quicker >>> and easier. -- >>> >>> dadiOH >>> ____________________________ >>> >>> dadiOH's dandies v3.06... >>> ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from >>> LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. >>> Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico > > > > > > |