Vista Tutorial - No Preview Pane!

Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far right
of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons, never
thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
"Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens a
new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.

I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?

Hello,

what will happen if you manually show the Preview Panel? In the toolbar, click Organize -> Layout -> and check Preview Pane.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

"dickey38" <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:57AE685A-9371-4553-92F4-DA6D511EEA14@microsoft.com...
> Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
> folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far right
> of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
> checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
> handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons, never
> thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
> "Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens a
> new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
>
> I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:54:02 -0700, dickey38
<dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
>folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far right
>of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
>checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
>handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons, never
>thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
>"Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens a
>new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
>
>I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?

The Preview pane can appear at the bottom or side. Personally I prefer
it at the bottom. To see it, click on Organize, Layout, then Preview
Pane. Now regardless if you set up Windows Explorer to be in one of
the icon views (show thumbnails) or in detail view to show specifics
about your files a thumbnail will appear in the Preview Pane as you
single click on image files. Double clicking on the file opens it in
Photo Gallery.

Photo Galley doesn't set up a separate folder structure. It simply
mimics what Window Explorer shows. Further you can bring up Photo
Gallery anytime at any point from Windows Explorer by double clicking
on a image file. You can then move back and forth in the folder you
happen to be in with the control buttons provided.

Where some people get confused is when they "add" folders to Photo
Gallery. This simply causes Photo Galley to add such folders to it's
list of folders it will by default show. So if you bring up Photo
Gallery from a short cut you set up or by clicking Start, then typing
Photo Galley or Windows Photo Gallery in a simple search, then
clicking on that link you get presented with a totally different view.

So if your bring up Photo Gallery by double clicking on any image in
Windows Explorer, you are limited to seeing what is in the folder you
happen to be in. However if you bring up Photo Gallery directly it
will "remember" all the folders you at some point added and display
more optional views.

Example:

When I first installed Vista I just played around with Photo Gallery.
So for me, right now, if I bring up Photo Gallery directly, it shows
in the left pane the following folders:

all pictures and videos. Under pictures there are 8,640 thumbnails.
Under videos a dozen.

Under tags, there are several for the included demos images included
with Vista, plus folders for tags I CREATED, like my vacation,
Freckles, my dog, etc..

Further is depends WHAT you add. So I have a folder for each of star
rankings and images (in right pane) under each plus under Date taken I
not only have years, like 1999, 2001, etc., but folders for individual
months and even days within the months. What can end up here DEPENDS
on what metadata in ALREDY in the file OR what you add by right
clicking on the file, properties, details. While a nice feature it can
get confusing depending on where you look and how you sort.

Since Photo Galley can act as a de facto depository it can be
misleading if you try to use it to locate files. Just to see if it
could, I popped in a old CD I made years ago that had six small videos
on it. Sure enough, Photo Gallery was able to open the CD and did
create a thumbnail for each video. Since a CD can be removed obviously
unless that particular CD happens to be in the CD/DVD drive right now
it won't be able to access the files if it isn't, yet you will see
thumbnails.

For that and other reasons it makes more sense to use Windows Explorer
to set up a folder structure. The more photos you have the more
practical this becomes.

Wow, that was very useful!

Now, can you tell me how to get the preview pane to reside at the bottom of
the Explorer window? I can't seem to dock it there.

Dick

"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:54:02 -0700, dickey38
> <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
> >folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far right
> >of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
> >checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
> >handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons, never
> >thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
> >"Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens a
> >new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
> >
> >I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?
>
> The Preview pane can appear at the bottom or side. Personally I prefer
> it at the bottom. To see it, click on Organize, Layout, then Preview
> Pane. Now regardless if you set up Windows Explorer to be in one of
> the icon views (show thumbnails) or in detail view to show specifics
> about your files a thumbnail will appear in the Preview Pane as you
> single click on image files. Double clicking on the file opens it in
> Photo Gallery.
>
> Photo Galley doesn't set up a separate folder structure. It simply
> mimics what Window Explorer shows. Further you can bring up Photo
> Gallery anytime at any point from Windows Explorer by double clicking
> on a image file. You can then move back and forth in the folder you
> happen to be in with the control buttons provided.
>
> Where some people get confused is when they "add" folders to Photo
> Gallery. This simply causes Photo Galley to add such folders to it's
> list of folders it will by default show. So if you bring up Photo
> Gallery from a short cut you set up or by clicking Start, then typing
> Photo Galley or Windows Photo Gallery in a simple search, then
> clicking on that link you get presented with a totally different view.
>
> So if your bring up Photo Gallery by double clicking on any image in
> Windows Explorer, you are limited to seeing what is in the folder you
> happen to be in. However if you bring up Photo Gallery directly it
> will "remember" all the folders you at some point added and display
> more optional views.
>
> Example:
>
> When I first installed Vista I just played around with Photo Gallery.
> So for me, right now, if I bring up Photo Gallery directly, it shows
> in the left pane the following folders:
>
> all pictures and videos. Under pictures there are 8,640 thumbnails.
> Under videos a dozen.
>
> Under tags, there are several for the included demos images included
> with Vista, plus folders for tags I CREATED, like my vacation,
> Freckles, my dog, etc..
>
> Further is depends WHAT you add. So I have a folder for each of star
> rankings and images (in right pane) under each plus under Date taken I
> not only have years, like 1999, 2001, etc., but folders for individual
> months and even days within the months. What can end up here DEPENDS
> on what metadata in ALREDY in the file OR what you add by right
> clicking on the file, properties, details. While a nice feature it can
> get confusing depending on where you look and how you sort.
>
> Since Photo Galley can act as a de facto depository it can be
> misleading if you try to use it to locate files. Just to see if it
> could, I popped in a old CD I made years ago that had six small videos
> on it. Sure enough, Photo Gallery was able to open the CD and did
> create a thumbnail for each video. Since a CD can be removed obviously
> unless that particular CD happens to be in the CD/DVD drive right now
> it won't be able to access the files if it isn't, yet you will see
> thumbnails.
>
> For that and other reasons it makes more sense to use Windows Explorer
> to set up a folder structure. The more photos you have the more
> practical this becomes.
>
>

Yes, that does the trick. Thanks.

"P. Di Stolfo" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> what will happen if you manually show the Preview Panel? In the toolbar,
> click Organize -> Layout -> and check Preview Pane.
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
>
> "dickey38" <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:57AE685A-9371-4553-92F4-DA6D511EEA14@microsoft.com...
> > Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
> > folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far
> right
> > of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
> > checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
> > handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons,
> never
> > thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
> > "Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens
> a
> > new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
> >
> > I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?
>

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:52:02 -0700, dickey38
<dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Wow, that was very useful!
>
>Now, can you tell me how to get the preview pane to reside at the bottom of
>the Explorer window? I can't seem to dock it there.

There's actually two different previews you can have. The one called
Preview pane under organize/layout, shows on the far right while the
one called Detail pane shows at the bottom. You can size that one
up/down by grabbing the boundary between the top white portion where
all the files are listed and the pale blue section while holding your
mouse down. This controls both how many file details show and the size
of the thumbnail in the detail pane.

I knew how to do this but what I can't figure out is why the option to
preview pane is not even there sometimes. I have a folder where all that is
in it is folders of pictures. Some folders allow this option to show up but
most don't. All I can choose is to turn on or off the navigation pane. The
details and preview option don't show. Have you any idea what might be going
on? I have tried to compare the properties of two different folders and
cannot find anything that is different. I am logged in as the admin.

L Bendele

"P. Di Stolfo" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> what will happen if you manually show the Preview Panel? In the toolbar,
> click Organize -> Layout -> and check Preview Pane.
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
>
> "dickey38" <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:57AE685A-9371-4553-92F4-DA6D511EEA14@microsoft.com...
> > Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
> > folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far
> right
> > of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
> > checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
> > handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons,
> never
> > thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
> > "Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens
> a
> > new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
> >
> > I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?
>

Have you tried right clicking on the folder, selecting Properties, Customize
tab, and changing to Use this folder type as a template?

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"L Bendele" <L Bendele@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4E95B24C-E20C-461B-AAEB-94195805EDF1@microsoft.com...
>I knew how to do this but what I can't figure out is why the option to
> preview pane is not even there sometimes. I have a folder where all that is
> in it is folders of pictures. Some folders allow this option to show up but
> most don't. All I can choose is to turn on or off the navigation pane. The
> details and preview option don't show. Have you any idea what might be going
> on? I have tried to compare the properties of two different folders and
> cannot find anything that is different. I am logged in as the admin.
>
> L Bendele
>
> "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> what will happen if you manually show the Preview Panel? In the toolbar,
>> click Organize -> Layout -> and check Preview Pane.
>>
>> Greetings,
>> P. Di Stolfo
>>
>> "dickey38" <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:57AE685A-9371-4553-92F4-DA6D511EEA14@microsoft.com...
>> > Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
>> > folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far
>> right
>> > of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
>> > checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
>> > handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons,
>> never
>> > thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
>> > "Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens
>> a
>> > new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
>> >
>> > I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?
>>

Correction:
....changing THE Use this folder type as template?

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
news5FB968E-0A1B-4C1D-B784-8A1A575DC03E@microsoft.com...
> Have you tried right clicking on the folder, selecting Properties, Customize
> tab, and changing to Use this folder type as a template?
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "L Bendele" <L Bendele@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4E95B24C-E20C-461B-AAEB-94195805EDF1@microsoft.com...
>>I knew how to do this but what I can't figure out is why the option to
>> preview pane is not even there sometimes. I have a folder where all that is
>> in it is folders of pictures. Some folders allow this option to show up but
>> most don't. All I can choose is to turn on or off the navigation pane. The
>> details and preview option don't show. Have you any idea what might be going
>> on? I have tried to compare the properties of two different folders and
>> cannot find anything that is different. I am logged in as the admin.
>>
>> L Bendele
>>
>> "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> what will happen if you manually show the Preview Panel? In the toolbar,
>>> click Organize -> Layout -> and check Preview Pane.
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>> P. Di Stolfo
>>>
>>> "dickey38" <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>> news:57AE685A-9371-4553-92F4-DA6D511EEA14@microsoft.com...
>>> > Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
>>> > folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far
>>> right
>>> > of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
>>> > checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
>>> > handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons,
>>> never
>>> > thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
>>> > "Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens
>>> a
>>> > new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
>>> >
>>> > I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?
>>>
>
>

The folder was already set to pictures and so I took it off. Then went in and
put it on again and selected to apply to all subfolders. It did the trick.
This indicates that there is something wrong with the saving of settings in
Vista. Not unlike other similar types of config problems in previous versions
of windows where this type of steps having to be done corrects a small
corruption problem. I thought I had tried this but maybe not. Thanks for the
nudge in the right direction.

L
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"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Correction:
> ...changing THE Use this folder type as template?
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
> news5FB968E-0A1B-4C1D-B784-8A1A575DC03E@microsoft.com...
> > Have you tried right clicking on the folder, selecting Properties, Customize
> > tab, and changing to Use this folder type as a template?
> >
> > --
> > I Bleed Blue and Gold
> > GO BEARS!
> >
> >
> > "L Bendele" <L Bendele@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:4E95B24C-E20C-461B-AAEB-94195805EDF1@microsoft.com...
> >>I knew how to do this but what I can't figure out is why the option to
> >> preview pane is not even there sometimes. I have a folder where all that is
> >> in it is folders of pictures. Some folders allow this option to show up but
> >> most don't. All I can choose is to turn on or off the navigation pane. The
> >> details and preview option don't show. Have you any idea what might be going
> >> on? I have tried to compare the properties of two different folders and
> >> cannot find anything that is different. I am logged in as the admin.
> >>
> >> L Bendele
> >>
> >> "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> what will happen if you manually show the Preview Panel? In the toolbar,
> >>> click Organize -> Layout -> and check Preview Pane.
> >>>
> >>> Greetings,
> >>> P. Di Stolfo
> >>>
> >>> "dickey38" <dickey38@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> >>> news:57AE685A-9371-4553-92F4-DA6D511EEA14@microsoft.com...
> >>> > Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Public Pictures/Sample Pictures
> >>> > folder, I understand that there should be a "preview pane" on the far
> >>> right
> >>> > of the window. I get no such preview pane. Under Folder Options I have
> >>> > checked "Show preview and filters" (General tab), checked "Show preview
> >>> > handlers in preview pane" (View tab), and unchecked "Always show icons,
> >>> never
> >>> > thumbnails" (View tab). If I click on a picture (showing large icons) a
> >>> > "Preview" option appears on the top menu bar, but clicking Preview opens
> >>> a
> >>> > new window with full picture. No preview pane, no preview.
> >>> >
> >>> > I'm running under Vista Business. Any suggestions?
> >>>
> >
> >
>
>