How to Hide or Show File Names in Vista
INFO: This will show you how to hide or show all file and subfolder icon names (text) in only the currently opened folder in Windows Explorer. By default, they are set to show file names.
NOTE: If you would like to hide the icon text on a individual file or folder icon instead, then see:
How to Hide or Show Desktop Icon Text in Vista WARNING: You can only set to hide or show icon file names from within the
Pictures and Video folder template first. After you do a option below to hide or show the file names, you can change the folder template back to what ever one you want and the icon file names will remain the same way you set them. See:
How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista WHY: If the folder contains nothing but images or videos, you may only want to have thumbnails showing without text. See:
How to Turn Preview Thumbnails On or Off in Windows Explorer in Vista RELATED LINKS: 1. How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista 2. How to Change the Windows Explorer Columns and Sort Order in Vista 3. How to Hide or Show Desktop Icon Text in Vista 4. How to Reset Windows Explorer Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember 5. How to Remove or Change the Shortcut Arrow in Vista 6. How To Remove The Shortcut Prefix On The Shortcut Name in Vista 7. How to Hide or Show Hidden Files and Folders in Vista EXAMPLE A: File and Folder Names set to Hide Hide.jpg EXAMPLE B: File and Folder Names set to Show Show.jpg OPTION ONE: Hide File Names : NOTE: Even with the file names set to hide, you can still see the file names in the Details pane when you just highlight a file or do OPTION TWO below. 1. Open the folder in Windows Explorer that you want to hide all file names in. (See Example B screenshot above)
2. Make sure that you have the
Pictures and Video folder template selected first.
NOTE: See:
How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista 3. Right click on a empty area in the window and click on
View, then click on
Hide File Names to check it. (See left screenshot below)
NOTE: If Hide File Names is grayed out, then make sure that you have either Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, or Small Icons dotted instead of List, Details, or Tiles first. (See right screenshot below)
Right_Click.jpgGrayed_Out.jpg 4. The file and folder names should now be gone. (See Example A screenshot above)
5. If you changed the folder template in step 2, you can now change it back to what you want or had instead.
NOTE: See:
How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista 6. Your done.
OPTION TWO: Show File Names Temporarily: NOTE: This is if you have the file names set to hide. It will not matter what folder template that you are using for the opened folder window for this option.
1. Open the folder in Windows Explorer that you want to temporarily show all file names in. (See Example A screenshot above)
2. Right click on a empty area in the window and click on
View, then click on either
List,
Details, or
Tiles to dot one of them. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: Hide File Names will be grayed out until you select (dot) either Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, or Small Icons again.
Right_Click.jpg 3. Your folder window will now look similar to this. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: When you select (dot) either Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, or Small Icons again, then the file names will be hidden again.
Details.jpg OPTION THREE: Show File Names: 1. Open the folder in Windows Explorer that you want to hide all file names in. (See Example A screenshot above)
2. Make sure that you have the
Pictures and Video folder template selected first.
NOTE: See:
How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista 3. Right click on a empty area in the window and click on
View, then click on
Hide File Names to uncheck it. (See left screenshot below)
NOTE: If Hide File Names is grayed out, then make sure that you have either Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, or Small Icons dotted instead of List, Details, or Tiles first. (See right screenshot below)
Right_Click.jpgGrayed_Out.jpg 4. The file and folder names should now be back. (See Example B screenshot above)
5. If you changed the folder template in step 2, you can now change it back to what you want or had instead.
NOTE: See:
How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista 6. Your done.
That's it,
Shawn
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