How To Open Document Folders With a Single, Not Double, Click

Wouldn’t it be nice to open your MS Word documents with a single click, instead of having to double click?

It sounds like a small detail but if you write for a living, then every way you can save time, helps you write the next document faster.

How To Open Folders With a Single, Not Double, Click

To do this you need to change the folder options:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Select Folder Options.
   
3. Select the General Tab.
4. Under, Click items as follows, select Single-click to open an item.
   

By the way, you can also select to open each folder in the same window or in a new folder. If things go wrong, click Restore Defaults to return to the original settings.

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