File Icon Appearance

       To get a file icon to appear properly on the desk top, I selected that file and
went to "Get Info" in the File menu and under "open with" I selected the
appropriate application name (e.g., microsoft word) and also selected "change all".
       Now all those files on the desktop have the distinctive look of their respective
application.
     But those within a folder do not. As I pull an icon from the desktop into a folder
it loses it's distinctive appearance. What gives? What does pulling an icon within
a folder have to do with its appearance? How can I alter this?

For each folder with that issue, open the folder, then press Command-J (Show View Options in View menu). In the View Options window, checkmark the item "Show Item Preview".
If you have several such folders, note that the View Options window is a 'live' window. You can leave it open, close one folder and open another, and the View Options window will reflect the settings for the newly-opened folder.
You can also checkmark that item, then click the "Use as Defaults" button at the bottom of the screen. Note that this will not fix folders that already exist, but will affect any new folders you may create.

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I am not sure why I ended up with that thought as you clearly state it is contents type info such as tiffs and the like you cannot "see" for long.
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