Open File Dialog

Click the arrow Look in: Drop down arrow on the far right of the Look in: Drop down list to see the file structure of the currently selected location.

Click on any of the items in the list to go directly to that item.

This is the arrow referred to in the Look in: Drop down list.

The icons on the Display Toolbar are are from left to right:

 

On the View Menu click the tiny drop down arrow just to the right of the icon and select a choice.  Experiment with this to see what the various choices look like.

Shows all the folders and files contained in the folder selected  in the Look in: Drop down list in the format selected in the View Menu of the Display Toolbar.

Click on the name of the file or folder you wish too open.  Or select the file from the drop down list that appears if you click the drop down arrow on the right side of the field.

Allows, you the user, to display only certain types of files.

Click the drop down arrow on the right side of the field to see the choices.

Click any of the icons on the Quick View Toolbar to go directly to that area of you computers file structure.

Opens the selected file or folder.  If a file was opened then the Open File Dialog also closes.

To select a file or folder, click on it in the Folder and File List.

Double clicking on a file or folder in the Folder and File List has the same effect as clicking on a file or folder and then clicking the Open button.

 

Cancels any actions and closes the Open File Dialog.

Displays a Pop-up message explaining how the Open File Dialog reacts to previously opened files.