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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:E72C93EA-2C81-4CC2-A3DD-41CC1CD54007@microsoft.com,
PierreL <PierreL@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks, worked wonders. Even discovered the "file picture taken" column.
> Editing pictures always changed the "date modified" and I lost track of
> time picture was taken. I had to make a dir> list.txt under dos to get
> the date with the original filename given by the camera, and then under
> excel do some concatenation to add the date+time picture taken to the
> filename given by the camera. Great time saving!
> Thanks to all.
> PS noted than when this column setting is done on one folder it does not
> apply to sub-folders even if I tick the "apply to sub-folders". Pity!
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> In addition to what Sharon posted.
>>
>> Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.
>>
>> Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed to
>> view the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be narrow
>> again.
>>
>> If you're referring to the Open dialog.
>>
>> Right click one of the headers to get a choice to add or remove headers.
>>
>> Right click one of the headers, down at the bottom, click More... to get
>> Choose Details if you want to change the order.
>>
>> This also works in any folder in lieu of using View | Choose Details.
>>
>> How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297
>>
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:5F4C8576-75F3-4F14-B1EB-C9E09112D915@microsoft.com,
>> PierreL <PierreL@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> When one wants to open a file from an application the windows which
>>> opens shows the following columns in that order.
>>>>> Name, Size, Type, date modified
>>> The window is usually too narrow to show all the fields at once,
>>> especially "date modified" which is for me more important than size or
>>> type.
>>>>> Is there a way to change the order of these columns?
>>> The way I work I want to see
>>>>> Name, date modified, Size, Type.
>>> Thanks,