Use Windows Explorer to make notes on files
Contributed by butercup 
July 20, 2006 
Tagged: Windows
Be a power user of Windows Explorer with Comments on files.
I have loads of files that people send me that all have similar names like abcd004.rar abcd005.rar defg004.rar and while they are all related, I need to classify them at more fine-grained level than just at folder level, otherwise I will get into a deep nest of folders when all I really want to do is somehow tag the file without changing its name, location, or other properties.
In Windows Explorer you can customise the view with different detail columns, and there is actually a column called “Comments”. To use it:
- open windows explorer
- click on View-> Details to show the detailed columns
- right click on the column headers and click on Comments in the popup list. This will instantly load the Comments column.
To add comments to files,
- right-click on the file name and choose “Properties”.
- click on the “Summary” tab
- Add your comments in the big comments field and click Ok.
It’s that simple!