terrypin
08-02-2004, 10:44 AM
Even after more than a year since getting my PPC, I'm still unclear about the way applications like Word browses files. If I click on All Folders, what folders are *supposed* to be displayed? I thought they would be only those within \My Documents\ (or within the \My Documents\ folders, if any, under CF, SD or iPAQ Storage). But I see some which are directly in the root.
Also, many of the folders shown contain no Word documents, and clicking the folder name within the list just re-displays the full folder list. Is that correct behaviour?
BTW, is it possible to reduce clutter by selectively not displaying folders?
Generalising, do others find this approach to file organisation confusing? It's used by many PPC applications, not just Word and Excel, and IMO is distinctly non-intuitive. I'd have thought most users like me who are very familiar with the standard desktop approach of Explorer/My Computer would far prefer the PPC to use the same method of navigation.
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Terry, West Sussex, UK
Using iPAQ 2210 with WM2003.
Also, many of the folders shown contain no Word documents, and clicking the folder name within the list just re-displays the full folder list. Is that correct behaviour?
BTW, is it possible to reduce clutter by selectively not displaying folders?
Generalising, do others find this approach to file organisation confusing? It's used by many PPC applications, not just Word and Excel, and IMO is distinctly non-intuitive. I'd have thought most users like me who are very familiar with the standard desktop approach of Explorer/My Computer would far prefer the PPC to use the same method of navigation.
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Terry, West Sussex, UK
Using iPAQ 2210 with WM2003.