Re: Renaming word file.
- From: fisher <fisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 18:26:04 -0700
Hullo and thank you Mike. Complied with your Windows Explorer advice and
works like a charm - Many Thanks.
Accessing My Documents from My Computer did not work and I still have the
warning message displaying. Any further advice would be appreciated. As you
said it is the safer way and I would like to be safe. Thank You Again Alan Z.
--
mr fisher
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> Mr Fisher
>
> If you use Windows Explorer to find files for renaming, the file name is
> shown in full..
>
> <name> . <extension> where the name distinguishes the file from others, and
> the extension is how a program/application recognises a 'friendly' file.. it
> is called file association..
>
> So, if you delete the entire name + extension, the file loses its
> association with whatever program created it..
>
> If Windows Explorer is your preferred way, when you right click to rename a
> file, the file name will highlight blue.. click once on the name to remove
> the highlight, and then position your cursor before the first letter of the
> name and carefully remove the name up to the . (period, stop) leaving the .
> <extension> in tact.. from the cursor position, just type in the new name..
>
> If you use MY COMPUTER to access the files on your hard drive, when you
> click on a name to change it, only the name appears, and if you give it a
> new name, the file extension remains as it was.. this is a safer way to
> rename files..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/user
>
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> "fisher" <fisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A3B5F7E2-87DC-4217-BF67-14B5CDBCF8C2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Since fixing a problem with my desktop and installing XPSP2, whenever i
> > try
> > to rename a word document the warning -
> > "If you change a file name extension, the file may become unusable. Are
> > you sure you want to change it?," comes up.
> > If i change the name the file changes from the W loggo to a square with a
> > row of 3 coloured dots. Usually i can open the file however eventually I
> > have to open it manually by selecting word from a program box to open it.
> > Don't know that SP2 is responsible for the drama. Would appreciate any
> > advice offered,
> > With thanks,
> > mr fisher
>
>
>
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