Navigation Pane in Vista Windows Explorer

**Brink**

How to Turn the Navigation Pane On or Off in Vista

INFO: This will show you how to turn the Navigation Pane on or off in Vista. The Navigation Pane displays the Favorite Links and Folder Tree inside a Windows Explorer window. It iis turned on by default.

NOTE: The window pane Layout settings are universal for all window templates. These are the Search Pane, Details Pane, Preview Pane, and Navigation Pane. They can only be turned on or off for all windows with the same folder template. For example, the Music Details, Music Icons, Pictures and Videos, All Items, Contacts, and Documents. See: How to Change a Windows Explorer Folder Type Template in Vista

WARNING: If you want to open a folder in a separate window, you will need to turn off the Navigation pane.
See: How to Open Each Folder in the Same or it's Own Separate Window in Vista

RELATED LINKS:
1. How to Change the Open Folder Icon in Vista

2. How to Open or Use Favorite Links in Windows Explorer for Vista

3. How to Open Each Folder in the Same or it's Own Separate Window in Vista

4. How to Turn the Preview Pane On or Off in Vista

5. How to Enable or Disable the Preview Pane in Vista

6. How to Enable or Disable the Menu Bar in Vista

7. How to Hide or Show the Navigation Pane Folders Tree Lines in Vista

8. How to Fix Favorite Links Empty in Vista Windows Explorer

EXAMPLE: The Navigation Pane
Navigation_Pane.jpg

Here's How:
1. Click on Organize. (In Windows Explorer)
2. Click on Layout.

3. To Turn Off the Navigation Pane -
A) Click on Navigation Pane to unhighlight the icon.

4. To Turn On the Navigation Pane -
A) Click on Navigation Pane to highlight the icon.

Organize.jpg

That's it,
Shawn

**AvatarOfTheShip** · 02-04-2008

What I'd like to do is turn off the 'Folder' (Tree) pane

**Brink** · 02-04-2008

Hi AvatarOfTheShip,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Well, turning of the Navigation Pane would certainely turn of the Folder tree.

If you do not want to turn the Navigation Pane off, then you could move the mouse pointer over the live between Favorite Links and Folders until it turns into a double pointed arrow. Just press and hold the left mouse button to drag the Folders pane line down to the bottom to hide it. This will leave just the Favorite Links part.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**AvatarOfTheShip** · 02-05-2008

Hi Brink, thanks - and yes, you're right, that would sort of hit the spot. It's just that it seems as if Microsoft had a really nice idea to redesign Explorer, and right at the end someone's jumped up out of their seat and cried in a loud and piercing voice: "They'll never buy not having a tree view!" Soon the room was in panic and the tree view was clumsily and inelegantly welded and bolted back on. Does anyone else think this or am I alone wise in my generation?

**Brink** · 02-05-2008

LOL, that sounds very plausible.

Well, at least we can adjust the size or hide the Favorite Links and Folders tree, or just turn the whole thing off.

**AvatarOfTheShip** · 02-07-2008

yes, I do like the Favorites pane

cosmin2007 · 02-29-2008

	Quote:	AvatarOfTheShip
	yes, I do like the Favorites pane

You can try some useful things to extend its use

02-04-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 Posts: 11,203 Location: Texas, USA	Re: Navigation Pane in Vista Windows Explorer Hi AvatarOfTheShip, Welcome to Vista Forums. Well, turning of the Navigation Pane would certainely turn of the Folder tree. If you do not want to turn the Navigation Pane off, then you could move the mouse pointer over the live between Favorite Links and Folders until it turns into a double pointed arrow. Just press and hold the left mouse button to drag the Folders pane line down to the bottom to hide it. This will leave just the Favorite Links part. Hope this helps, Shawn
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02-05-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 Posts: 11,203 Location: Texas, USA	Re: Navigation Pane in Vista Windows Explorer LOL, that sounds very plausible. Well, at least we can adjust the size or hide the Favorite Links and Folders tree, or just turn the whole thing off.
	There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. Vista Forums Please post feedback to help others.

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AvatarOfTheShip Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Ultimate x64 Posts: 41	Re: Navigation Pane in Vista Windows Explorer What I'd like to do is turn off the 'Folder' (Tree) pane

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