Preview panel

Question

I am searching for a file. I know roughly where I filed it. But there are two similarly named files. All the files in the folder are displayed using "Large icons". So I click on one to view it in the preview pane. Just exactly what I would do in Windows 10. What I get is a thumbnail which is smaller than the icon itself!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

But what I also get is a list of properties - what the hell do I want them here for? If I wanted them I could access the document directly and change them or review them there.

So am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting somewhere that I should change? Because if there is I can't find it

BIGGER QUESTION: WHY ARE WE RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL?

Answer 1

In the File Explorer, click "View", expand "Show".

Select "Preview pane" (instead of "Details" pane)

Answer 2

Sumit

Please find attached a screen shot of the preview pane for one document in a folder with a lot of personal stuff. If you need my PC it's a Lenovo all in one 8GB ram with 256 SSD and I terabyte disc and I have just converted in windows 11

Answer 3

Hi Mike,

I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.

Please send the screenshot of how the preview looks like.

Also tell us what is the extension/type of the file.

Answer 4

Palcouk. Yes 365 is involved. And yes, in File Explorer you see a "family tree of the folders on your system on the left hand side, in the middle section you see all the files/folders inside any folder you select in the first panel and then if you select a file, you should see a preview of that file in the right hand "Preview Pane". That's what has happend in every version of Windows since time immemorial

Answer 5

In File Explorer the left pane shows various folders including Quick Access folders and rt pane you access View for your preferred layout

But there again is 365 involved?