Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 4 File Management 145 Displaying File Name Extensions File name extensions are hidden by default. However, many users prefer to have fi le name extensions visible. This is a simple setting in Windows. 1. Launch Windows File Explorer. 2. Applying what you have learned, navigate to the C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows folder. 3. In Windows 10, click the View tab, and click the Options button (not the drop-down arrow below it). The Folder Options dialog box is displayed. 4. Click the View tab in the dialog box. Notice all of the settings for how fi les are displayed. 5. Scroll down in the Advanced Settings list, and uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types check box, as shown. Hands-On Example 4.1.2 Uncheck 6. Click the Apply to Folders button at the top of the tab so fi le name extensions will be displayed in all folders. 7. Click the OK button to apply the change and close the dialog box. Notice the fi le name extension is displayed for the fi le in the folder. In this case, the fi le in the folder is in the JPG format, which is a graphics fi le. 8. Double-click on the fi le to open it in the program associated with the .jpg fi le extension.
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