Tuesday, April 14, 2009

[TechRepublic] Handy trick adds thumbnails to Explorer folders

April 14, 2009

Add image thumbnails to folders in Windows Explorer

IT DojoIf you're working with image files in Windows Explorer, using the thumbnail view can make your job a bit easier--especially if the filenames aren't descriptive. In this video, Bill Detwiler shows you a handy trick that can make viewing files as thumbnails faster in both Windows XP and Vista.

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