•• Recent pages list. Click the ≥ to the left of the address bar to see a list of folders you’ve had open recently; it’s like a multilevel Back button. •• Recent folders list. Click the ≥ at the right end of the address bar to see a pop-up menu listing addresses you’ve recently typed. Figure 2-9: The address bar is crawling with useful controls and clickable gizmos. It may take you awhile to appreciate the difference between the little ≥ to the left of the address bar and the one to its right, though. The left-side one shows a list of folders you’ve had open recently; the right-side one shows addresses you’ve explicitly typed (and not passed through by clicking).
Contents lists
Recent typed-in addresses list Recent places list
•• Contents list. This one takes some explaining, but for efficiency nuts, it’s a gift from the gods. It turns out that the little ˘ next to each bread crumb (folder name) is actually a pop-up menu. Click it to see what’s in the folder name to its left. How is this useful? Suppose you’re viewing the contents of the USA ˘ Florida ˘ Miami folder, but you decide that the file you’re looking for is actually in the USA ˘ California folder. Do you have to click the Back button, retracing your steps to the USA folder, only to then walk back down a different branch of the folder tree? No, you don’t. You just click the ˘ that’s next to the USA folder’s name and choose California from the list. •• Refresh (r). If you suspect that the window contents aren’t up to date (for example, that maybe somebody has just dropped something new into it from across the network), click this button, or press F5, to make Windows update the display. •• Search box. Type a search phrase into this box to find what you’re looking for within this window. Page 130 has the details. What to type into the address bar When you click the tiny folder icon at the left end of the address bar (or press Alt+D), the triangle ˘ notation changes to the slash\notation, meaning that you can edit the address. At this point, the address bar is like the little opening in the glass divider that