• Naming files
  Naming files should be pretty easy. But students who grew up on later versions of Windows often get confused about file extensions and file folders. So here is a little primer.
  The first thing I am going to suggest is that you reconfigure your windows to give you more information.
  So start by opening the "My Computer" Icon on the desktop
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  If your screen shows icons, like the one above, then we will modify things to get more information. Don't worry, you can easily undo this later.	Click on View. If there is no black dot next to the word "Details then click on "Details"
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  Now select View and Folder Options	Your next screen should look like this. Select the tab at the top marked "View"
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  Now you should see this Some of yours may be checked differently. No problem. We will just worry about a few	Make sure that the button marked "Show all files" is marked The box marked "Hide file extensions for known file types" should be UNCHECKED Click Reset all Folders Click Like Current Folder Click OK Close the Box