Show More Details In My Documents And Windows Explorer
Windows 2000 Professional Tricks
Show More Details in My Documents and Windows Explorer:
When using the Windows Explorer with the view mode set to Details, Windows 2000 users have the option to display much more than Name, Size, Date, or Type. Right-click on one of the column titles in Explorer and you'll see what I mean.
By doing so, you can add columns that display such fields as Attributes, Created, Accessed, and Comment. If you select the More option at the bottom, a dialog box comes up, with even more fields.
The Comment column is a great addition. By opening the file properties of certain file types such as Word documents or Excel spreadsheets, you can add an explanatory comment on the Summary tab. If you have selected that column to be displayed in Detail view, the comment will now be displayed in the Comment column.
Moreover, you can enable a folder to display info in the Comment column by doing the following:
Open the folder you wish to have a comment associated with. Create a text file called desktop.ini. In the text file add the following lines of text:
[.ShellClassInfo]
InfoTip=This is where I keep all my secret data
Save the text file and close.
Replace "This is where I keep all my secret data" with whatever comment you wish to be displayed by Explorer in the Comment column of Detail view.
