A quick guide to Windows Vista's new file system
Published: 03 Jan 2007
Tag, you're it
A preview pane runs along the bottom of Windows Explorer. Not only does the preview pane display a thumbnail image of the file's content, but the pane also represents your best way to manage metatags. Metatags are the special ingredient that makes Windows Vista Quick Search work.
Metatags are keywords assigned to various files. Often, they are descriptive, allowing you to name the metatag or keyword rather than the actual filename. Metatags in Windows Vista allow you to do other cool things, as well.
Windows Vista's star rating system may look cute, but it also acts as a potent relevancy filter. Give five stars to primary documents, images or media files, and give only one star to those files of lesser value. After a while, you can quickly sort through your favourites, while hiding those files you don't use often. You can change a file's rating at any time. Tagging options are also available on all Save As dialogue boxes.
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