How do I use DIRlist? - Start DIRlist with: Start | Programs | DIRlist
Click the "Open Dir" button to browse to a directory. Files are initially displayed in filename order. The display can be resorted by clicking on a column title. Option boxes selectively include subdirectories, file extensions, file sizes, file dates, and files with or without a description. The description of a file is entered by clicking on the "Description" field to the right of the filename. DIRlist can navigate from directory to directory propagating subdirectory descriptions in related directories. The "Print" button prints the displayed files with selected options. DIRlist saves filename sorted descriptions in an "index.htm" set file of each directory accessed by DIRlist. The index set file name can be changed to support multiple descriptions. The resulting "index.htm" file can be displayed with an HTML browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. That is, a click on "index.htm" from Explorer will launch a browser to display the file, description and selected options from the last use of DIRlist in the directory. DIRlist functions and options are described below.

	Open Dir - The "Open Dir" button saves the current descriptions and browses to a new directory and set file. The new directory starts with the files sorted by ascending file name. Recently used directories and set files can also be selected from the File menu. The displayed directory and set file is shown on the DIRlist caption.
	Sort by - Click on any of the column titles to sort the display by that column. The sorted column title is bolded. A 2nd click on the same title reverses the order of the sort and underlines the title to indicate a descending sort.
	Edit description - Click on a cell in the "Description" column to enter or edit a file description. You can move up and down the description cells with the up/down arrow keys. The Enter or arrow key completes a description and the Esc key quits a description without change.
	Run File - Click on a file in the "Run File" column to launch the file. For example, if you click on MyData.xls, then Excel will be started and loaded with MyData.xls.  DIRlist will continue to run in a separate window.
	Directory navigation and propagation of descriptions - Click on a bolded directory in the "Run File" column to navigate DIRlist to the selected directory.  ".." navigates to the parent directory. Directory navigation with DIRlist carries descriptions of related directories to the new directory. For example, suppose the current directory is Sept with description "Sales for Sept 2000"; the parent directory is 2000 with description "Sales for 2000"; and a subdirectory Chuck with description  "Chuck's Sales for Sept 2000". Then a click on Chuck will carry "Sales for Sept 2000" into the parent ".." description, and "Chuck's Sales for Sept 2000" into the current "." description. Or, a click on ".." will carry "Sales for 2000" into the current "." description and "Sales for Sept 2000" into the Sept subdirectory description. Descriptions are only propagated by DIRlist navigation when the new directory does not already have a description for the related directory.
	Include Ext - This option includes the file extension in the "Ext" column. The Ext column enables sorting by extension and is not saved or printed.
	Include Size - This option includes the file length (bytes) in the "Size" column.
	Include Date - This option includes the file date and time in the "Date...Time" column.
	Include Directories - This option includes subdirectories in the display.  The current directory has an alias name of "." and the parent directory an alias name of  ".."  Directories are bolded in the filename list and show "DIR" in the Size column.
	Include Null Desc - This option includes all files and directories in the display even if they do not have an associated description. This option can be used to select the scope of the display and Print function. The saved list file "index.htm" only includes files and directories with descriptions unless the "Include Null Desc" option is checked.
	Filter - This option filters the display files with the file model in the "Filter" text box. The default model is all files "*.*". The "Filter" option selects the scope of display, print, and save set functions. The "Filter" option only filters files and directories when the "Filter" box is checked.
	New set - DIRlist saves directory descriptions in a set name htm file in each directory. The default set name is "index" so the default htm file is "index.htm". The file name can be changed in the "new set" text field. Different descriptions from multiple projects or users can be saved by using different set names. A "new set" is started when the "new set" button is clicked. The "new set" starts with the descriptions of the previous set. You can switch to a previous set with "Open Dir" or click a recently used file under the file menu.
	Print - The "Print" button prints the displayed files, descriptions, and selected options on the default printer. The default printer and printer orientation can be selected from "Printer Setup" under the File menu. The default printer orientation is shown on the Print button.
	Help - Help can be accessed with the F1 function key, the "Help" button, or the "Abstract" option under the Help menu.
	Menu - DIRlist has the following four menus and submenus File: Open Dir; Print Portrait; Print Landscape; Print Setup; Exit; recently used directories Help: Abstract; Register (grayed if registered); About Register/Time: Register Program (if not registered); Date/Time (if registered)

The display columns are auto-sized for expected visibility. However, the column widths can be resized by grabbing and moving the title borders. The full DIRlist window can be sized and positioned for the best display. User options and recently used directories are saved when DIRlist exits.