In Windows 7, the Navigation Pane is a very important part of the system. It allows you to easily manage your computer’s contents by displaying a list of your current tasks and projects. The Navigation Pane is also great for finding what you’re looking for, as well as organizing your computer’s contents. However, in some cases, it can be difficult to manage the Navigation Pane in Windows 7. For example, if you have a large number of tasks and projects open at once, it can be difficult to see which one is the focus of your attention. Additionally, if you have a lot of windows open on your screen, it can be difficult to see which one has the Navigation Pane open. To make the Navigation Pane easier to manage in Windows 7, we recommend using an add-on called Mouse Manager Plus. Mouse Manager Plus will help you quickly find and focus on the Navigation Pane while you’re working on other tasks. Additionally, Mouse Manager Plus will make it easier for you to control your computer’s mouse and keyboard with one central interface.
Adjust Navigation Pane
In Windows 7 there are five locations shown by default. They are Favorites, Libraries, Computer, Network, and Homegroup. You can click through to each location in the navigation pane, but that becomes tedious and annoying, especially when working with a lot of files and directories.
If you are moving from XP to Windows 7 you might find this method annoying and want to show subfolders instead of clicking through the hierarchy of folders and drives.
There is an easy way to remedy the annoyance. With Explorer open click on Organize then Folder and search options.
Under the General tab and the Navigation pane, check Show all folders and Automatically expand to current folder, then Apply and Ok.
The result is more complete list of folders to allow you to have easier access to everything while going through tons of files and organizing everything.
Automatically expanding to the current folder makes navigation faster and easier.
By checking those settings, every time you start up Explorer everything will be displayed in the list. If you want to change it back you can right-click in the Navigation Pane and turn the options on or off.
This simple adjustment should make navigation in Explorer a lot simpler and save time so you can focus on things that matter while your at work… like games and Facebook.
