Re: Renaming word file.
- From: "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:05:13 -0400
What warning might that be?.. I seem to remember something about "are you
sure that you want to display 'yadda yadda yadda'".. that being the case,
answer 'yes' or 'ok'..
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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
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"fisher" <fisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "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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