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Here's our Tip for.. June 6, 2001
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Always Show Extension for a File Type
In our last tip, we showed you how to change the icon associated with a file type: From any Explorer window, select View, Folder Options; click the File Types tab; select a type in the Registered File Types list; click Edit; click Change Icon; select a new icon; then click OK. Worried that the icon you chose will keep you from recognizing that type in the future? No problem. Windows 98 includes a foolproof way to recognize a file type, regardless of its icon. It's called Always Show Extension.
In any Explorer window, select View, Folder Options, then click the File Types tab. Select a file type under Registered File Types, click Edit, then select Always Show Extension. Click OK twice, and from now on, every file of that type will display an extension (even if you've selected the Hide File Extensions For Known File Types option on the View tab of the Folder Options dialog box).
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