Using the Details Section of the Task Pane In Windows XP

The lowest section of the task pane is like a miniature Properties dialog box—it provides useful information about the currently selected item or items.

For example, with the first item in the folder shown in Figure 1 selected, the Details pane looks like this.

If all the items in the folder displayed in Figure 2 were selected, the details section would look like this.

In 800 × 600 resolution, you might not see the Details section without scrolling the task pane. If you find it more useful than one or more of the sections that appear above it, you can bring it into view by collapsing the sections you don’t need to see. Click the double-arrow in the upper right corner of a section to collapse it.