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Changing the Appearance of a Folder

04.10.2023

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Do you want to change your standard yellow Windows folder to something else? Is it hard to navigate through the same-looking mass? Then it is time to change the appearance of a folder and make it stand out.

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In this article, we will show you how to change the color of a folder or image icon on it with a Folder Marker. Changing their appearance will save you time searching through a mass of yellow folders.

Label folder icons in Windows 11, 10, or other – Instruction

12.04.2023

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Labeling folder icons will help to search the information on your PC more quicker. You can be lost in dozens of the same-looking yellow folders all around your desktop… Instead, you can label an important folder with color and find it by at-a-glance affair. Folder labeling in Windows can be done by the Properties window of a folder or with help of third-party utilities.

This article will show you how to label folder icons in Properties Window, without installing anything, and with the help of the Folder Marker utility.

How to change the Tags names Folder Marker apply to the folder

07.04.2023

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Folder Marker lets you sort or filter folders by custom icons. For this to work, it adds a text tag along with the icon. Usually, the tag corresponds to what is shown on the icon: a Red folder will have a Red tag. But these tags can be changed. In this article, I will tell you when it can be helpful and how exactly to change the tags names.

From version 4.7 of Folder Marker, you can change the tag name applied to the folder. Read on, and we will tell you more about tags and how to rename them.

How to name the colors in Folder Marker

07.04.2023

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You use the Folder Marker to color-code the folders. You use the right-click menu for 2-click folder colorization and the recently used colors within that menu. But do you know you can modify the “Mark Folder” menu, re-order it, delete unused items, or name the colors in your way? Moreover, this also changes the name of the text tags applied to the folder.

In this article, we will take a detailed look at how to change the ‘Mark Folder’ right-click menu and name the colors in it.

How to Change Icon Size in Windows 10

07.04.2023

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Sometimes the icons on the desktop are small and invisible. You have to strain to see them. How to change their size and save the image clarity? I will show you how to change icon size on the desktop and recommend which icons should be downloaded to preserve image quality.

How to change icon size on the desktop?
Where to find additional icons that look good in all sizes?

How to color Word files?

07.04.2023

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When you interact with many documents, it is difficult not to get lost in them. If you have a lot of folders, Folder Marker can mark them for quick identification. But what about you have many Word files that all look the same and want to understand what is inside each file? It is possible to solve this problem by highlighting important documents in color or by image labels. Use FileMarker.NET, a utility that can color word files and, by this, make your desktop organized.

Change Folder Icon on Windows 11. Detailed step-by-step guide.

31.03.2023

8 min read

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Changing folder icons’ look in Windows 11 is a way to put a personal spin on the yellow folders and organize your files in a clear order. In this article, you will learn how to change folder icon in the standard Windows way, where to find icons and learn about the quick alternative to applying changes faster.

How to change the Default folder Icon on Windows 10

30.03.2023

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Do you get tired of the same-looking desktop with yellow default folder? Or do you find it difficult to search for needed documents? There are various ways to customize your computer on Windows 10. You can use different themes and wallpapers to add more style to your PC. Or make some naming structure of the files to organize the search.

However, many people overlook that they can change default folder icons – which will help with desktop personalization and organizing simultaneously. Read an article and see how to change the default folder icon on Windows 10 in different ways, plus how to change its size.

How to remember what color or icon means in Folder Marker?

07.01.2023

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Probably, you already know you can organize your computer folders by color-coding or image-coding them. This is exactly what Folder Marker helps to do really easily. But when you use all the colors, you get a new problem: a mess of colors. How to avoid this? Folder Marker has a built-in solution for this, and in this article, we will describe how to remember what color or icon means.

This can be done by customizing the right-click menu of the Folder Marker and customizing the text tag you assign to a folder with customization.

Folder Marker vs FileMarker.NET: what are the differences, features comparison, and what tool to choose?

Folder Marker vs FileMarker.NET: features comparison

06.01.2023

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Folder Marker vs FileMarker.NET are programs with similar goals but different implementations. Sometimes people confuse them. One is designed to deal with folders, and the other – is with files. To avoid confusion, since the programs are similar, both in purpose and in name, let’s look at their features in more detail and get answers to the following questions:

What are the key differences between both software?
Do you need to install both software or only one of them?

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