File navigation in Windows Explorer is pretty intuitive, after you manage to learn the basics – like what a drive is, what a folder is, etc. If you know the location of a file (i.e. D:\MyStuff\Pics\Vacation\beach.gif), then you can get to it either by opening the MyStuff folder on drive D, then by opening the Pics subfolder and so on, or you can just type D:\MyStuff\Pics\Vacation\beach.gif in the adress bar of Windows Explorer, press Enter and the file will open. If you are in the Vacation subfolder and you have many files there, you can select them all and open them at once, although this is hardly recommendable – you’d better use an image browser or Thumbnails view.
A handy trick that can save you a lot of scrolling in a folder with a long list of files is to type (not in the address bar, just press the letter on the keyboard) the first letter of the filename. This will take you automatically to the first file in the folder that starts with this letter – i.e. if you type “p” and the first file starting with “p” is “peaches.gif”, you need to scroll just a little further (or press the down arrow) till you get to “peanuts.jpg”. Of course, you can use the Pg Up and Pg Dn keys to scroll one screen at a time, but typing the first letter generally brings you closer to your target.
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