Order of shortcuts in lists

[meb]

I have some shortcuts to folders in various directories
for convenience's sake -- for example, I have a link to
my cover letter folder in My Documents, since I use it
all the time. If I didn't have the shortcut, I'd have to
click on My Documents > Work > Job search > Cover letters
every time I wanted to go to that directory.

However, the shortcut folder in My Documents is treated
as a document, not a folder. This means that the "real"
folders are all listed in alphabetical order, then the
documents are listed in alphabetical order. The shortcut
folder appears with the documents under "C". This is
both inconvenient and illogical.

I'd much rather the shortcut folder appear with the
regular folders instead of having scroll down to the
documents to open up what is really a folder. Is there
any way to change the way shortcut folders are displayed?

Thanks.

 

[Sharon F]

I'd much rather the shortcut folder appear with the
regular folders instead of having scroll down to the
documents to open up what is really a folder. Is there
any way to change the way shortcut folders are displayed?

Shortcuts are files regardless of what object they are pointing to.

Keeping often used shortcuts hand and organized can be a challenge. I've
created a "Work" folder on the hard drive that contains shortcuts to
various objects that are frequently used. Then added a shortcut to that
folder on my Quick Launch taskbar. This shortcut could also be placed on
the desktop or start menu.

Alternatively, a toolbar can be created and displayed on the taskbar, start
menu or desktop edge. Right click the taskbar, select Toolbar> New Toolbar
and select the "Work" folder.

Adjust the view properties of the toolbar. You can eliminate the text
labels within the toolbar and if you edit each items "comments" in its own
shortcut, you can control what tooltip is shown when you hover the mouse
over its icon. In other words, 5 shortcuts with the same icon can be
distinguished from each other by the text displayed in the tooltip.

 

[anonymous]

sharon.................
neat idea about the tooltips. copied/pasted into notepad
for future use. it would be nice if favorites/links
folders would show tooltips.

 

[Sharon F]

sharon.................
neat idea about the tooltips. copied/pasted into notepad
for future use. it would be nice if favorites/links
folders would show tooltips.

Glad you liked it. I like and use toolbars a lot. Often creating a folder
per project.