Fast toggling between 'open each folder in same/own window'?

[Guest Bob W]

it takes four mouse clicks and a series of jumpy eye movements to open the

Tools/Folder Options dialog and toggle between opening all folders in the

same window versus opening them in their own windows.

 

Is there a more efficient way to toggle between these settings?

[Guest z1z1z1]

Re: Fast toggling between 'open each folder in same/own window'?

 

=?Utf-8?B?Qm9iIFc=?= <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

news:CCAC1F50-EC55-43BF-B9D8-F688604A3AED@microsoft.com:

> it takes four mouse clicks and a series of jumpy eye movements to open

> the Tools/Folder Options dialog and toggle between opening all folders

> in the same window versus opening them in their own windows.

>

> Is there a more efficient way to toggle between these settings?

>

 

I leave my setting as "open in the same window", and also have "explore"

set as the default for folders instead of "open" (so that I see the folder

list on the left). If I want to open a folder in a separate window, I then

right-click on it in the left pane folder list, and select "explore" or

"open" instead of the default "expand". You can also right-click then

"open" in the right pane to get a new window.

[Guest Bob W]

Re: Fast toggling between 'open each folder in same/own window'?

 

A good alternative; never occurred to me since i rarely use the folder view

(old habits die hard)...i'll try it. Ideally there'd be a simpler solution,

though.... ie, hold some key down while clicking, to force any folder to open

in a new window.

 

"z1z1z1" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?Qm9iIFc=?= <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> news:CCAC1F50-EC55-43BF-B9D8-F688604A3AED@microsoft.com:

>

> > it takes four mouse clicks and a series of jumpy eye movements to open

> > the Tools/Folder Options dialog and toggle between opening all folders

> > in the same window versus opening them in their own windows.

> >

> > Is there a more efficient way to toggle between these settings?

> >

>

> I leave my setting as "open in the same window", and also have "explore"

> set as the default for folders instead of "open" (so that I see the folder

> list on the left). If I want to open a folder in a separate window, I then

> right-click on it in the left pane folder list, and select "explore" or

> "open" instead of the default "expand". You can also right-click then

> "open" in the right pane to get a new window.

>

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Fast toggling between 'open each folder in same/own window'?

 

In news:CCAC1F50-EC55-43BF-B9D8-F688604A3AED@microsoft.com,

Bob W <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> it takes four mouse clicks and a series of jumpy eye

> movements to open the

> Tools/Folder Options dialog and toggle between opening all

> folders in the

> same window versus opening them in their own windows.

>

> Is there a more efficient way to toggle between these

> settings?

 

Hold down the Ctrl key while you double click on a folder and

it should open in a separate window.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Bob W]

Re: Fast toggling between 'open each folder in same/own window'?

 

That's the answer I was looking for! Thanks!

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> In news:CCAC1F50-EC55-43BF-B9D8-F688604A3AED@microsoft.com,

> Bob W <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > it takes four mouse clicks and a series of jumpy eye

> > movements to open the

> > Tools/Folder Options dialog and toggle between opening all

> > folders in the

> > same window versus opening them in their own windows.

> >

> > Is there a more efficient way to toggle between these

> > settings?

>

> Hold down the Ctrl key while you double click on a folder and

> it should open in a separate window.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

>

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Fast toggling between 'open each folder in same/own window'?

 

You're welcome.

 

Nepatsfan

 

In news:CE96140E-D54D-4399-8E33-EA5CA70E8878@microsoft.com,

Bob W <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> That's the answer I was looking for! Thanks!

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

>> In news:CCAC1F50-EC55-43BF-B9D8-F688604A3AED@microsoft.com,

>> Bob W <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> it takes four mouse clicks and a series of jumpy eye

>>> movements to open the

>>> Tools/Folder Options dialog and toggle between opening all

>>> folders in the

>>> same window versus opening them in their own windows.

>>>

>>> Is there a more efficient way to toggle between these

>>> settings?

>>

>> Hold down the Ctrl key while you double click on a folder

>> and

>> it should open in a separate window.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan