KEEPING FILES

OF FILE
LESSON 3
LESSON GOALS
• At the end of the lesson you must be able to:

1. Create and work with files

2. Explain how files are named
3. Explain how files are organized in a computer
4. Identify the location of a file
5. Describe what a file management program does
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FILENAME - an identifying name given to a computer file.

A filename has two parts, which

are separated by a dot (.): the
filename proper (ACT#1) and the
extension (docx). The extension
tells you the format or the kind of
file you have just saved.

ACT#1.docx

filename extension
dot
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sample.docx sample.xls sample.ppt sample.pst sample.one

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NOTE
Let’s practice how to edit the filename of your Microsoft
But first MUTE your MIC and LISTEN to your
Word (Document).
Teacher. Keep your questions until the demonstration
is done. And then QUIETLY follow the instructions of
your teacher on step at a time.
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Step by Step Procedure on How to Name the File

1. Click the Microsoft Word Icon on your desktop

2. Wait for the icon to load
Click X (if applicable)
3. Click the FILE TAB
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4. Click SAVE AS

5. Click This PC
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6. Click Browse
7. Change the Filename to <your full name>

8. Click SAVE
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9. Look at the Filename of your Document
MANAGING FILES
File management programs in computers let you do the following
tasks:

• open, delete, rename files and folders

• move and copy files and folders
• launch applications
• see a preview of the file’s contents using a file viewer