MS Word folder options

Question

I know how to add columns, (e.g. author, title, comments) to single documents in the "My documents” folder – but is there a way to add similar columns to a user-created folder within the “My documents” folder? (I am using Word 10, Windows 7 Professional). Thank you.

Answer 1

Rosie

You can apply property changes to multiple docs at once if you SELECT them first.

In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder, select all and then right click on one of the selected docs and choose Properties. Go to the details tab and make your change.

Answer 2

As Guessed wrote, you can change (some) settings in the Properties window if you first select multiple files. Is that what you are trying to do?

Answer 3

Thank  you, Stefan,

Looking at my question I can see I didn't explain my need correctly (is there a solution for that problem?! :) )

What I would like to do is enter information, at the folder level, into columns such as author, title, comment etc., and have that information viewable in File Explorer., as is the case with a single document.

I think it is not possible to do so, but one never knows!

Answer 4

Make sure that you display the folder in Details view in File Explorer. You should then be able to right-click a column heading and select or deselect items.