Re: Don't want automatic Extensions on saved files in file name

From: Jezebel (frolly_at_mkkk.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:58:41 +1100

Not to mention the obvious problem of file names that are identical apart
from the extension. One of my clients had every document in both .doc and
.rtf forms, in the same folders -- went crazy trying to figure out why he
kept losing and recovering his edits.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e4Ohqz6CEHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> And the general consensus is that *not* seeing file extensions can be
> hazardous to your computer's health (makes it a lot harder to detect viral
> attachments).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
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so
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>
> "Jezebel" <frolly@mkkk.com> wrote in message
> news:uESEjx5CEHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Open Windows Explorer, go to Tools > Folder Options > View. Check the
box
> > for 'Hide file extensions for known file types'.
> >
> > As you may infer, there is always an extension (that's how Windows knows
> > what sort of file it is) -- the difference is only whether or not it's
> > displayed to you.
> >
> >
> > "Housatuck" <housatuck@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:3F6AE9EA-C8A7-45C5-B283-840D2FA730E3@microsoft.com...
> > > My original settings were set such that when I saved a file the first
> line
> > of the document was the title and there would be no extension (.doc) in
> the
> > title of the file. What can I do to restore the setting so that the
> > extension is not automatically in the title/name of the file?
> >
> >
>

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