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How to Change Views - Filmstrip View
Filmstrip View
The last mode that is available is called “Filmstrip”. Filmstrip is not even in your list of choices if you don’t have any photos in the folder. And if you are in Filmstrip View mode, and try clicking on something like a text file or a Word document, it will say that it can’t generate a preview. It is only for photos. Filmstrip is great though, because it will show you a larger preview of your photo right inside of Windows Explorer; and if you maximize the window, it will enlarge the photo to fill the screen.
You can click the little blue arrows to navigate through your photos and you can click the green rotate clockwise and rotate counter-clockwise icons to quickly correct photo orientation.
And that’s it! If you started from the beginning of this tutorial (see below) then you are now a Windows View Mode Expert! 
Be sure to play around with the different modes until you find your favorite, then try them out on different folders so that you know how to quickly change the views, no matter what folder you are in. Have fun!
- How to Change Views in Windows Explorer - Intro
- How to Change Views - Thumbnails View
- How to Change Views - Tiles View
- How to Change Views - Icons View
- How to Change Views - List View
- How to Change Views - Details View
- How to Change Views - Filmstrip View
How to Change Views - Details View
Details View
Details View is the most powerful of all of the view modes. Instead of your files spanning the entire window, they are now docked to the left. Your files and folders stay in a single column on the left side of the window. The remaining columns are used to display data about the files and folders. What’s more, you can customize what data shows up in your columns, and you can sort by any of the columns as well.
To get started with the Details View mode, right click on one of the column headers. You’ll see a menu pop up that will have check marks next to the columns that are currently visible. If you want to add a column, just check the box. Unchecking will remove the column as well.
A popular column choice is called “Date Picture Taken”. Now you’ll be able to sort your photos by the date and time that you took them! But “Date Picture Taken” doesn’t appear on the default menu, you have to click “More”:
This pops up the Column chooser. There are many columns to choose from. Simply check next to the columns that you want visible. If you want to rearrange them, simply select a field, and click Move Up or Move Down to adjust:
You’ll also notice that your photos are sorted (probably by name) when you open the Details View. If you look closely, there is a gray triangle that is suppose to represent an up arrow or a down arrow. Clicking on the top of a column will sort your folder by that column (for example, Sort by Date Picture Taken) and it will put the gray triangle next to the column header to indicate that it is sorting by that column:
Want to reverse the sort order? You simply click the column header again (that’s the gray bar where the name of the column is) and it will reverse your sort order:
You can fully customize the way Details View looks and works, so it earns the title “Most Powerful” 
- How to Change Views in Windows Explorer - Intro
- How to Change Views - Thumbnails View
- How to Change Views - Tiles View
- How to Change Views - Icons View
- How to Change Views - List View
- How to Change Views - Details View
- How to Change Views - Filmstrip View
How to Change Views - List View
List View
I am a huge fan of List view. This is how most of my folders are setup when I’m not organizing photos. It is organized from top to bottom, and it is easy to find things at a quick glance. So if I sort them alphabetically, “A” is at the top and “B” is right below it (instead of to the right of it). When you have enough folders or files to fill the window, it starts a new column over to the right; so you can fit a lot of information in front of you without having to scroll down.
This mode is very helpful when you are working with a large collection of folders and want to drag things around quickly. You can see from this photo that your folders are all shown together:
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