File Names - Toshiba Portégé M100 Series User Manual

Sample Save As dialog box
2 Choose the drive and folder where you want your file to
be stored.
3 Type a file name, then click Save.
HINT: To make another copy of the file you are currently
working with, choose Save As from the File menu and give the
new file a different name.
The Windows XP operating system supports file names of up
to 255 characters; the names can include spaces. Some
applications still require MS-DOS

File names

If you plan to share your files with a computer using a pre-
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Windows 95 version of the Windows operating system, the
file name must be no more than eight characters long.
Typically the file name also has an extension, consisting of a
period and up to three additional characters.
You may use all the letters and numbers on the keyboard plus
these characters: _ ^ $ ~ ! # % & { } ( ) @ and '. MS-DOS
file names are not case-sensitive and must not contain spaces.
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