How To Set Up A New Folder On My Desktop

[HongKongphooey]

Only know a little computer stuff. Our Office lady left last year and I need to set up a whole new folder/File? because our company year end is today. Baslcally every year our office lady started a new folder/file with that year's invoices so I have several icons on my Desktop with Inv 13/14 Inv11/12 etc. Each folder/file has every invoice (Excel documents) saved in number order with about 300-400 in each folder/file.
Tomorrow I need to start a new folder/file for Inv 14/15 and save each Invoice in that. I also need an icon on the desktop to click on when I open it.
my computer knowledge is lacking, can save stuff, attach, send emails, surf the net and thats it. Can anybody help me please. My Operating system is windows 7.
PS would ask my 19yr old daughter, but she just calls me a dinasaur...lol

[kloofnek]

right click anywhere on desktop.a small message box comes up with options...you will see."New" just go to the little right facing arrow,options come up,one says folder...just click it...bingo new folder

[SlackAlice]

Are you sure your Office Lady set the folders on your desktop, I get the impression she put shortcut icons on there for you. If so, you need to find out where the folders actually are and create one there and put a shortcut on to your desktop.

[Buenchico]

You either create a new folder directly onto your desktop or create one elsewhere and then put a shortcut to it on your desktop.

To simply put a new folder onto your desktop, right-click on it and select New>Folder. When it appears, give it a name and hit 'Enter'. To save files to that location, go to File > Save (or press Ctrl and S together). Click on 'Desktop' and then double-click on the folder.

To create a new folder within, say, 'My Documents' go to 'My Documents' and right-click to create a new folder, as above. Then right-click on that new folder and select 'Send to > Desktop (Create Shortcut)'. To save files to that folder, go to File > Save (or press Ctrl and S together). Then navigate to that folder and double-click on it.

[HongKongphooey]

Thanks guys, I've managed to create an icon on my desktop which says new folder, but when I click on that and then on file, all that comes up is this list:
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So I can't save any files in it. Obviously done something wrong, can you help?

[Buenchico]

>>>I've managed to create an icon on my desktop which says new folder

If you'd prefer it to have a more meaningful name, right-click on it and select 'Rename'. Type your new name and hit 'Enter'


>>>So I can't save any files in it

You could if you'd read the instructions I've given you above! When you're in Excel (or any other program) and want to save a spreadsheet (or any other document) to that folder, go to File > Save (or press Ctrl and S together). Then click on 'Desktop', double-click on the folder that you've just created and click 'Save'

[HongKongphooey]

Thanks Buenchico, will try that, but as I'm a bit dim with Computers will let you know if it goes wrong...lol

[HongKongphooey]

It kind of worked, I got into the new folder but now I need to create an new file within that folder to hold all the saved (excel) invoices and don't know how to do this...

[Buenchico]

A file doesn't hold lots of invoices. It's a folder that does that. If you need a sub-folder inside the one you've already created then, when you go to 'Save' (and you've got the [empty] contents of your new folder displayed in the box) click on the 'New Folder' icon at the top of the box. (If you're not sure which icon it is, simply hover your mouse over each one until 'New Folder' appears). Then type a name for the sub-folder and hit 'Enter' again to name it, and then once more to open it.