Properties The Details pane shows some of the most important details about a file, but if you really want to see the entire metadata dossier for an icon, open its Properties dialog box using one of these tactics: •• Right-click it. From the shortcut menu, choose Properties. •• Alt+double-click it. •• If the icon is already highlighted, press Alt+Enter. In each case, the Properties dialog box appears. It’s a lot like the one in previous versions of Windows, in that it displays the file’s name, location, size, and so on. But in Windows 7, it also bears a scrolling Details tab that’s sometimes teeming with metadata details (Figure 2-18). Figure 2-18: If Windows knows anything about an icon, it’s in here. Scroll, scroll, and scroll some more to find the tidbit you want to see—or to edit. As with the Details pane, many of these text morsels are editable.
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Windows’s windows look just fine straight from the factory; the edges are straight, and the text is perfectly legible. Still, if you’re going to stare at this screen for half of your waking hours, you may as well investigate some of the ways these windows can be enhanced.
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