{"id":1149,"date":"2017-05-23T10:34:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T08:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.infonautics.ch\/blog\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:44:58","slug":"directorylistprintpro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infonautics.ch\/blog\/directorylistprintpro\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Print Folder And Directory Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"

How To Easily Print Folder And Directory Contents In Windows\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

With Directory List & Print<\/a>\u00a0you can print, save and export directory listings and folder contents easier than ever before.<\/p>\n

Would you like to export the list of your MP3 files? \u00a0Is your task to convert a directory structure to an HTML index with hyperlinks. Are you in need to export the contents of a folder to Excel? Do you need to list and print all your audio and video files with information about size, title and\u00a0name of artist? Would you like to\u00a0sort out\u00a0all your last holiday images in order to copy them into a new folder? Do you need a list of\u00a0\u00a0your image files sorted by creation date and time taken?<\/p>\n

All of this is and much more is possible with Directory List & Print Pro. The numerous filter possibilities enable you to create lists of files according to your needs. \u00a0In the tutorial below find out how easy you can list, print or export contents of a folder with Directory List & Print Pro.<\/p>\n

Directory List & Print consists now of 7 tabs:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. Directory<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Columns<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Display<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Filter<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Output<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Action<\/a><\/span>
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    1. <\/a>Directory<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    Choose The Requested Folder From The Directory Tree\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

    \"Directory<\/p>\n

    Under the tab “Directory” the directory structure of your computer is displayed as known via Windows Explorer. Choose the requested directory by selecting it with your mouse.<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0<\/strong>Tip:<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Do you want regularly to list, print or export contents of a certain folder? Then, define this folder as “Favorit”.\u00a0 Select the folder by using your mouse, click then on the +(Plus) button in the upper right corner and confirm to include the selected folder into your favorite list by clicking on the OK-button. Now, without having to search and scroll through your directory tree, the directories and folders listed under “Favorites” are directly available for regular use under the tab “Directory”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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    \"Create<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    2. <\/a>Columns <\/strong><\/h2>\n
    Create Your Individual\u00a0List Of Files Including The Data Needed.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

    \"File<\/p>\n

    Under the tab “2. Columns” you can create individual lists of files how you want them to print, save or export into other applications.<\/p>\n

    In the left window, select the file information you want to have in your final list. Copy the requested file information from the left to the right window by either double-clicking the requested information or by clicking on the arrow button in the middle of the window. The file information listed in the right window define the columns in your final list.<\/p>\n

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    Tip:<\/strong> <\/span>Would you like to change the order of your columns? No problem.\u00a0 With the up and down arrow buttons in the upper right corner you can modify the order of your columns.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    \u00a03.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Display<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
    Define How To Display The Directory Contents<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n

    \"Display<\/p>\n

    Define how you want to display the selected directory listings. Would you like to list the directory contents including all subdirectories? Then, please select “Run through subdirectories” .<\/p>\n

    Find below more information about the possible selection options:<\/p>\n

    Involve files within each directory:<\/em> <\/strong>List single files in each directory.
    \nInvolve subdirectories within each directory:<\/em><\/strong> List each single subdirectory.
    \nRemove path subtitle before each listed directory:<\/em> <\/strong>Do not display subheads between the directories.
    \nRemove file type from file name (.txt etc).:<\/em> <\/strong>Do not display the file extensions in the column “Name” (Except in the column “Path and Name” where the file extensions are needed for further processing.
    \nShow column headers in the first row of the file list:<\/em> <\/strong>Show a headline indicating the name of each column.
    \nSummarize and display number, size and duration of the files:<\/em><\/strong> Display a summary including number of total files, size and possible duration per each file folder.
    \nShow a table with directory totals only, without details of individual files<\/strong>:<\/em> Display only a summary of all file folders; no listing of the single files.<\/p>\n

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    Possible formats for the output of your list can be defined in the right upper corner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"OutputDoes your list contain information about date and time? Then, you can define what\u00a0date and time format<\/strong> should be displayed. You can also define the sorting of your file listing.<\/p>\n

    Tip:<\/strong><\/span> You can preview your list after each selection by clicking on the button \u00a0“Create \/ update file list!”. \u00a0Attention: In case you work on a large list of files the preview may take some time but you can always cancel the procedure with the ESC key\u00a0(view the progress bar).<\/em><\/p>\n

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    4. <\/a>Filter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
    Possibilities To Filter The Folder Contents<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n

    \"Possibilities<\/p>\n

    When having defined the complete list of your files you can filter the contents for the final output.<\/p>\n

    There are numerous possibilities to filter your data:<\/p>\n