Using Long Filenames Example: Financial Report.doc u Filename: 1 to 255 characters in length u You can use uppercase and lowercase (case-aware, but not case-sensitive) u You can use spaces and periods u You cannot use these characters: \ / : * ? “ |

Using Long Filenames Example: Financial Report.doc u Filenames consist of two parts: u Main part of filename:Financial Report u File extension:doc u Main part of filename identifies the contents of the file file type u File extension identifies the file type u The last period separates the file extension from the main part of the filename u Windows typically associates a file extension with an application installed on a computer

Using Long Filenames Naming Folders Example: Program Files u Folder names follow the same guidelines for naming files u Folder names usually do not have a file extension

MS-DOS Filenames Example: RESUME.DOC u Filename: 1 to 8 characters u File extension: 1 to 3 characters u DOS only uses uppercase u You cannot use spaces u A single period separates the file extension from the filename u You cannot use these characters: \ / : * ? “ | + = ;, [ ]

Value of Long Filenames Example of: u Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/ME/XP Filename: First Quarter Sales Summary.doc u MS-DOS or Windows 3.x Filename: QTR1SLS.DOC or QTR1_SLS.DOC

Using Long Filenames u Application and system filenames follow the MS-DOS naming conventions Examples: Microsoft Wordwinword.exe ExplorerEXPLORER.EXE Font ViewFONTVIEW.EXE Disk CleanupCLEANMGR.EXE

Using Long Filenames u System and application folders may or may not follow the MS-DOS naming conventions Windows folder:WINDOWS WINNT WIN98 Long Filenames:Program Files My Documents Temporary Internet Files Offline Web Pages Microsoft Office Internet Explorer Accessories