The view is defaulting to a large icon view. To change it to a list, follow these steps: 1. Set the view to list or details in the view menu 2. Open the Folder options within the Tools Menu 3. In the Folder Options, navigate to the second property sheet with CTRL-TAB 4. There is a button that instructs Windows to open all folders with the current view. Activate this button and confirm your intentions. 5. Close the dialog with OK to save the changes. Your view for new folders will now be in the currently configured view. ----- CathyAnne Murtha Online Access Technology Trainer Join the ATI Announcement list. Send a blank email to: atiannounce-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Access Technology Institute cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com PHONE: (916) 222-0983 FAX: (800) 986-6198