If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is unsorted.
What's that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order to
find what I want.

can't help with such lack of detail

"W. eWatson" wrote:

> If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is unsorted.
> What's that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order to
> find what I want.
>

"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is unsorted.
> What's that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order to
> find what I want.
Windows always lists things (files, folders, whatever) in alphanumeric
order. That is how it has always sorted things, and it is very unlikely
that MS will change the process.

The only way to get the order that you want is to rename the folders such
that the names are in alphanumeric order.

Jim

Right click in an empty field in the folder and select Arrange Icons By and select
Name

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"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is unsorted. What's
> that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order to find what I
> want.

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:12:24 -0500, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
> "W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:h5tan8$msu$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is unsorted.
> > What's that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order to
> > find what I want.

> Windows always lists things (files, folders, whatever) in alphanumeric
> order. That is how it has always sorted things, and it is very unlikely
> that MS will change the process.



Sorry, that's not true. The order of the things listed in Windows
Explorer can be changed easily. Here are two ways:

1. Go to View | Sort By, and choose the order you want.

2. Just click on the header of the field you want to sort on. Click it
a second time to change the sort from ascending to descending, or vice
versa.

I greatly prefer the second method, since it's so easy.


> The only way to get the order that you want is to rename the folders such
> that the names are in alphanumeric order.
>
> Jim
>
>

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"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:12:24 -0500, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>> "W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:h5tan8$msu$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is
>> > unsorted.
>> > What's that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order
>> > to
>> > find what I want.
>
>> Windows always lists things (files, folders, whatever) in alphanumeric
>> order. That is how it has always sorted things, and it is very unlikely
>> that MS will change the process.
>
>
>
> Sorry, that's not true. The order of the things listed in Windows
> Explorer can be changed easily. Here are two ways:
>
> 1. Go to View | Sort By, and choose the order you want.
>
> 2. Just click on the header of the field you want to sort on. Click it
> a second time to change the sort from ascending to descending, or vice
> versa.
>
> I greatly prefer the second method, since it's so easy.
>
>
>> The only way to get the order that you want is to rename the folders such
>> that the names are in alphanumeric order.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
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> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Well, I learn something new every day..

I thought that the OP arranged the order of appearance by just moving the
files/folders around on the desktop. I. E., without regard to file/folder
names. I thought that the OP believed that this particular ordering would
stick. I don't believe that is the case.

Jim

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:12:24 -0500, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:h5tan8$msu$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> If I am in an app and Open a file in my C: folder, the list is unsorted.
>>> What's that about? I have to take an extra step and put them in order to
>>> find what I want.
>
>> Windows always lists things (files, folders, whatever) in alphanumeric
>> order. That is how it has always sorted things, and it is very unlikely
>> that MS will change the process.
>
>
>
> Sorry, that's not true. The order of the things listed in Windows
> Explorer can be changed easily. Here are two ways:
>
> 1. Go to View | Sort By, and choose the order you want.
>
> 2. Just click on the header of the field you want to sort on. Click it
> a second time to change the sort from ascending to descending, or vice
> versa.
>
> I greatly prefer the second method, since it's so easy.
>
>
>> The only way to get the order that you want is to rename the folders such
>> that the names are in alphanumeric order.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
Let me put some detail into this. I got to Word 2003, and use Open to
get the c:, folders are sorted properly. I now go to an astro app
program called TS6, and do the same thing. The folders are obviously not
sorted alphabetically. I now do the same thing to Adobe Acrobat Pro 8,
and get the same result. I would think a default would be sorted.