Microsoft^® Windows^® 98 transforms your computer into a virtual filing cabinet.  You can organize your files (documents) into folders to make it easy to find what you need, when you need it.

Start with My Documents
You have a folder named My Documents, which is an easy place to save files.  You can open My Documents easily from the Start menu, from the desktop, or from Windows Explorer.

As your number of files increases, you may want to create specific folders for your different projects and store the related files in the appropriate folders. For example, you might want one folder for work-related documents, another for personal correspondence, and so on. Creating these new folders within the My Documents folder will make them easy to find.  See Creating a new folder to learn how.

Moving, copying, deleting
Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, you can move documents between folders by copying them from one folder and pasting them into another. Click the item you want to add to or change, and then click the Editmenu and select the action you want. You can also drag documents between folders with your mouse. See Moving or copying files to subfolders to learn how.

At times you need to rename or delete files. To delete a file, click it, click the Edit menu, and then click Cut. Or drag the file from the window to the Recycle Bin on your desktop. See Ways to delete a file to learn other ways.

If you delete a file by accident or you moved a file to the wrong place, you can click the Edit menu, and then click Undo to fix your mistake.  See Undoing actions in Windows Explorer to learn more.

Terms: 

folder: A file that contains other files or folders, for purposes of organization.
drag: Point to an object on the screen, press and hold down the left mouse button, and then point to another location. When you release the mouse button, the object either moves or is copied to the new location. Dragging using the right-hand mouse button gives you a menu of choices.
Recycle Bin: The place to put things you want to remove from your computer. The items remain on your hard disk until you empty the bin, and until then you can retrieve the items.
desktop: The Windows 98 screen. It contains icons that represent programs and folders on your computer, and the taskbar.