The Folder Options dialog box

5. To make sure your open windows resemble the ones shown in this book, click Show Common
Tasks in Folders to select that option (as in the figure).
6. Under Click Items As Follows, choose either the Single-Click To Open . . . or Double-Click To
Open option, depending on which you prefer. (I always use single click).
7. If you opted for single-clicking, you can choose to have clickable items underlined all the time
(consistent with your Web browser), or only when you point to them.
8. Click the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box. Your selections are saved and the dialog
box closes. You’re back at the Control Panel window.
Caution Clicking the Close (X) button at the top of a dialog box closes the box without
saving your changes. To apply the selections you’ve made in a dialog box, click its
OK button. More on dialog boxes coming up in Chapter 2.

9. To close the Control Panel window, click the Close (X) button in its upper-right corner. You’re
back at the desktop now.
To test your selection, click any desktop icon. If it opens, you’ve selected single-clicking. If it doesn’t
open, you must have selected double-clicking. In that case, try double-clicking any icon to open it. To
close whatever window the icon opens, do the usual thing. Click the Close (X) button in the upper-right
corner of the window.