National Qualifications Online - Core skills

Files and folders

Any work you do on the computer is saved as a file. This is a file icon.
Picture of the Word file icon in Windows XP

Some files can then be grouped and kept in a folder. This is an icon of a folder.
Picture of the folder icon in Windows XP

The name of a folder helps you to remember what files are in it.

Your tutor has created a folder for you. The files that you are going to use are kept in that folder.

Your tutor will show you where to find your folder in your computer now.