File Explorer
The File Explorer tab 
in the Task Pane duplicates Windows Explorer from your local
computer and displays the following directories:
Recent Documents
Open in SolidWorks
If Workgroup PDM
is added in, the tab changes to 
.
You can specify whether to show the following folders:
My Documents
My Computer
My Network Places
Recent Documents (duplicates the list in the File menu)
Hidden
referenced documents
Samples
(for SolidWorks Tutorials and What's
New examples)
To show or hide folders in File Explorer:
Click Options
(Standard toolbar) or Tools,
Options and select File Explorer.
Select or clear the folder names, then click OK.
All folders are shown by
default when collaboration settings are accepted when Workgroup
PDM
is added in.
Open in SolidWorks
Files in bold
have been modified since they were last saved.
Files in orange
are read-only.
The icon for files open in SolidWorks is solid
. The icon for referenced components that are in memory
but not open in SolidWorks is transparent 
.
Hidden Referenced Documents
You can display or hide referenced components in Open
in SolidWorks. For assemblies, selecting this option displays component
files that are in memory but not open in SolidWorks.
To display or hide referenced components:
Right-click Open
in SolidWorks and select or clear Show
hidden referenced documents.
Click Tools,
Options, System
Options, File
Explorer and select or clear Hidden
referenced documents.
Working with File Explorer Contents
You can drag documents from the File
Explorer into the graphics area.
Tooltips on files in the File Explorer
display the file name, path, date modified, and size. For documents with
models, such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD documents, a preview of the model
is also displayed in the tooltip.
You can view models and their configurations in a Preview
Window.
Ctrl+C
and Ctrl+V both copy files and
folders in SolidWorks File Explorer.