Renaming folder by clicking on the folder in WinExplorer does not work (any more) ?

[Camille Petersen]

From Win2000 I know that I can rename a folder be softly clicking onto its name in the folder
tree pane of WinExplorer exactly ONE time. The name becames then selected and editable.

I tried the same within WinXP+SP2 but it doesn't work.
Do I have to switch on a certain setting to be able to do a rename this way?

Ok, I could do the same thing by right clicking on the folder name and choose "rename"
but I would appreciate do it my way (by not using the context menu)

Camille

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Softly click a second time.

 

[Harry]

select then press F2 this will let you rename it

 

[Guest]

If you select the folder and press the F2 key you can rename it the way you
want to..

 

[DanS]

(e-mail address removed) (Camille Petersen) wrote in

From Win2000 I know that I can rename a folder be softly clicking onto
its name in the folder tree pane of WinExplorer exactly ONE time. The
name becames then selected and editable.

I tried the same within WinXP+SP2 but it doesn't work.
Do I have to switch on a certain setting to be able to do a rename
this way?

Ok, I could do the same thing by right clicking on the folder name and
choose "rename" but I would appreciate do it my way (by not using the
context menu)

Camille

This is the effect of 'Simple Folder View' being selected in the folder
options.

With this set, the folders automatically expand and collapse on a click,
instead of a double-click, and you lose the single-click edit function.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

From Win2000 I know that I can rename a folder be softly clicking onto its name in the folder
tree pane of WinExplorer exactly ONE time. The name becames then selected and editable.

That's never been true on any Win2K installation that I've ever seen;
although one can get the rename option by slowly double-clicking on the
folder (or a file, for that matter).

I tried the same within WinXP+SP2 but it doesn't work.

WinXP works exactly as described above, just like Win2K.



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[Keith Miller MVP]

Tools -> Folder Options -> 'View' tab -> CLEAR the checkbox for "Display simple folder view in
Explorer's Folders list"

 

[Guest]

Another way is to tap it twice, NOT doubleclick, tap once so that it's
highlighted, wait a moment or two, then tap again. The little box should
appear around it, indicating that you're good to go. Good luck!