Learn how to set Windows 7 to show thumbnails instead of icons.
Show Thumbnails
- Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Open Folder Options from the Control Panel.
Note: If Folder Options is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.
- Select the View tab in the Folder Options window.
- Uncheck Always show icons, never thumbnails in the Advanced settings section of the View tab.
- Click OK to save the changes.
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HI Brent Trahan
Thanks for this tip, it was annoying me that i coulnt pick up the correct pictures for the technical manuals I am writing. thank you very much
Thank you. Thank you.
I followed the instructions to show PDF’s as thumbnails, but it didn’t work. Do you have any other suggestions? (I’m using Windows 7 Home Premium with SP1.) Thanks.
I wanted it to show thumbnail previews of website shortcuts, but it doesn’t show them. Anything else I can do?
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Thanks.
Thanks, but PDF’s still don’t display as thumbnails. Thumbnails is not even listed as an option in in the “View” tab.
Does it have something to do with my version of Windows 7 being a 64-bit instead of a 32-bit?
Kevin