When you work with Windows Explorer, you
frequently need to expand and collapse the folders. You can do this
with the mouse, of course, but this isn't the only way. You can use
keyboard shortcuts to expand and collapse folders and subfolders in
Windows Explorer.
In a recent tip, we suggested using the
asterisk, plus, and minus keys on the numeric keypad to expand and
collapse folders and subfolders in Windows Explorer. An even easier
way is to use the arrow keys adjacent to the numeric keypad. Use the
right arrow to expand and the left arrow to collapse the selected
folder.
Using this method allows you to move up, down, and
expand or collapse the folders without moving your hands across the
keyboard to do all four of these
functions.