Psion Teklogix netBook, 32M/64M Creating new files, What names can I use for my files & folders?

Creating new files

You can create files from the System screen, or from within programs. As a general rule:

∙Create a file from the System screen to start with the standard netBook settings.

∙Create a file from within a program to use the settings that are in use in the file currently open, e.g. labels in a Data file.

To create a file from the System screen:

1.Move to the folder where you wish to keep the file.

2.Select the Create new command from the File menu, then select File.

3.Select the program you wish to use, e.g. Word for a Word document.

4.A filename is suggested. If you do not wish to use this, type a name of your own before pressing the OK button.

Note: If you have an existing file already open within the program, and wish to leave it open so that you can refer to both files, hold down the Fn key while pressing the OK button.

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What names can I use for my files & folders?

You can use most characters in file and folder names including spaces, so it is fine to have folders called, for example, “1997 Purchase Orders and Invoices”. The only characters which cannot be used in a file or folder name are / < > : \ * and ?.

The maximum length of a filename is 256 characters, although note that this includes the disk drive letter, and the names of the folders within which the file is contained (known as the “path”). The maximum length of a folder name, including the path, is 252 characters.

This will not generally be a problem, although it means that you may encounter difficulties if you use very long filenames for files which you store in folders which have long names, nested within other folders with long names, and so on. If you do exceed the maximum allowed length, rename a folder or file to a shorter name.

Important:

Note that files are not stored with a filename extension so that an Agenda file, e.g. called ‘1997’, will have the same filename as a Sheet file called ‘1997’. You cannot store two files with the same name in the same folder, even if the files are created using different programs. If you save a file with the same filename as a file already existing in that folder, the original file will be deleted and replaced with the new file.