1. File Management

2. File Management
Organizing your files in a way that you don’t lose them
Files are like pieces of paper containing important information

3. Types of Files Program Files Data files/documents
You click and they do something
Games, applications or utilities
Data files/documents
You click and information that you previously saved opens
Document, picture, slideshow

4. Recognizing Files
Files are identified based on the three letter extension that follow the period in a file name
Example:
myfile.doc (file extension is .doc  Word)
yourfile.exe (file extension is .exe  Program)

5. Extensions you Need to Know
.doc – word document
.xls – excel spreadsheet
.ppt – powerpoint presentation
.pub – publisher files
.pdf – portable document file
.exe – executable program
.psd – photoshop file
.jpg/.jpeg – joint photographic image
.html – hypertext mark-up language

6. Naming Files
Files should always be named descriptively so that they can be quickly identified
Description names allow for easy organize and decreased chances of loss
Folder
Allows you to group your files into categories that all them to be found easier
Similar to the binder that your course papers are in