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6.7. Item Properties
The Item Properties window shows more information about any file, folder, or other item in the file manager. With this window, you can also do the following:
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Change the icon for an item: see the section called Changing the Icon for a File or Folder.
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Add or remove emblems for an item: see the section called Adding an Emblem to a File or Folder.
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Change the UNIX file permissions for an item: see the section called Changing Permissions.
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Choose which application is used to open an item, and others of the same type.
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Add notes to an item: see the section called To Add a Note Using the Properties Dialog.
To open the item properties window, perform the following steps:
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Select the item whose properties you want to examine or change. If you select more than one item, the properties window will show the properties that are in common to all items.
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Do one of the following:
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Choose File->Properties.
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Right-click on the selected item and choose Properties.
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Press Alt+Return. (Next: Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders)
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Chapter 6. Nautilus File Manager
Table of Contents
6.1. Introduction
6.1.a. File
Manager Functionality
6.1.b. File
Manager Presentation
6.2. Spatial Mode
6.2.a. Spatial
Windows
6.2.b. Spatial
Window Components
6.2.c. Displaying
Your Home Folder in a Spatial Window
6.2.d. Displaying
a Parent Folder
6.2.e. Closing
Folders
6.2.f. Displaying
a Folder in a Browser Window
6.2.g. Opening
a Location
6.3. Browser Mode
6.3.a. The
File Browser Window
6.3.b. Showing
and Hiding File Browser Window Components
6.3.c. Using
the Location Bar
6.3.d. Displaying
Your Home Folder
6.3.e. Displaying
a Folder
6.3.f. Displaying
a Parent Folder
6.3.g. Using
the Tree From the Side Pane
6.3.h. Using
Your Navigation History
6.4. Opening Files
6.4.a. Executing
the Default Action
6.4.b. Executing
Non-Default Actions
6.4.c. Adding
Actions
6.4.d. Modifying
Actions
6.5. Searching For Files
6.5.a. Saving
Searches
6.6. Managing Your Files and Folders
6.6.a. Using
Views to Display Your Files and Folders
6.6.b. Selecting
Files and Folders
6.6.c. Drag-and-Drop
in the File Manager
6.6.d. Moving
a File or Folder
6.6.e. Copying
a File or Folder
6.6.f. Duplicating
a File or Folder
6.6.g. Creating
a Folder
6.6.h. Templates
and Documents
6.6.i. Renaming
a File or Folder
6.6.j. Moving
a File or Folder to Trash
6.6.k. Deleting
a File or Folder
6.6.l. Creating
a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder
6.6.m. Viewing
the Properties of a File or Folder
6.6.n. Changing
Permissions
6.6.o. Adding
Notes to Files and Folders
6.6.p. Using
Bookmarks For Your Favorite Locations
6.6.q. Using
Trash
6.6.r. Hidden
Files
6.7. Item Properties (you are here)
6.8. Modifying the Appearance of Files
and Folders
6.8.a. Icons
and Emblems
6.8.b. Changing
the Icon for a File or Folder
6.8.c. Adding
an Emblem to a File or Folder
6.8.d. Creating
a New Emblem
6.8.e. Changing
Backgrounds
6.9. Using Removable Media
6.9.a. To
Mount Media
6.9.b. To
Display Media Contents
6.9.c. To
Display Media Properties
6.9.d. To
Format a Floppy Disk
6.9.e. To
Eject Media
6.10. Writing CDs or DVDs
6.10.a. Creating
Data Discs
6.10.b. Copying
CDs or DVDs
6.10.c. Creating
a Disc from an Image File
6.11. Navigating Remote Servers
6.11.a. To
Access a remote server
6.11.b. To
Access Network Places
6.11.c. Accessing
Special URI Locations
6.12. Nautilus Preferences
6.12.a. Views
Preferences
6.12.b. Behavior
Preferences
6.12.c. Display
Preferences
6.12.d. List
Columns Preferences
6.12.e. Preview
Preferences
6.13. Extending Nautilus
6.13.a. Nautilus
Scripts
6.13.b.Nautilus
Extensions
