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Windows Tip: Properties Shortcut

Quickly learn more about your files and folders.

The properties dialog box is a rather useful tool. This feature is a pop-up box that displays important information about any file on your computer. In the general tab you'll find the name of the file, when it was created or last modified, the file type, and the size of your file.

To access this information, follow these two steps:

Find a file you'd like to learn more about.
Right-click on the file.
Choose Properties.

Investigate each tab that appears in the Properties box. You never know when one will serve you later on down the road.