Chapter 10: Moving from Your Old Computer

You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension (the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.

File type

File usually ends in...

 

 

Documents

.DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT

 

 

Spreadsheets

.XLS, .XLT, .TXT

 

 

Pictures

.JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS

 

 

Movies

.MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV

 

 

Sound and Music

.WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA

 

 

To find files using Find or Search:

1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens.

- OR -

In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or Search, then click For Files or Folders. The Search Results window opens.

2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by file name or file type. For help on finding files, click Help, then click Help and Support Center or Help Topics. For more information, see “Searching for files” on page 54.

Help and For more information about finding files in Windows XP,

Support click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword searching for files in the HelpSpot

Search box , click the arrow, then click the Full-text Search Matches button.

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