Single-click in folders and on the desktop

To single-click in folders and on the desktop

Single-clicking to open items lets you work on your desktop and in your folders the same way you do on the Web. You can use single-clicking in two ways: with or without underlining icons and titles.

In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the View menu, and then click Folder Options.
On the General tab, click Custom, based on settings you choose, click Settings, and then click Single-click to open an item.
Do one of the following:
- To see items underlined the way they are in your Web browser, click Underline icon titles consistent with my browser settings.
- To underline items only when you point at them with the mouse, click Underline icon titles only when I point at them.

Notes

If you change to single-click mode, some of the procedures in Help will be incorrect; where the Help text reads "double-click," you will only need to click once.
For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item.