Viewing Information About Files And Folders - Brother Ensemble PDP-300CJ Owner's Manual

Viewing Information about Files and Folders

Information about the file or
folder you selected
A file or folder has 2 names: a
regular name that you use to refer
to it (the name you gave it,
perhaps) and the name the
system uses, called the DOS
name.
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You can view notes about the file or folder here.
" To find information about files and folders:
1. Select one or more files or folders.
2. Choose Get File Information from the File menu. A dialog box appears
showing information about the first file or folder you selected.
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Name. This is the name that you usually use to refer to the file or
folder.
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DOS Name. This is the DOS name that your system uses to easily
recognize the file or folder. A DOS name has eight characters with
a three character extension. The DOS name may not resemble the
other name.
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Path. This is the location of the file, showing how you can get to
it.
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Last Modification. This is the time and date of the last change
that was made to the file or folder.
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Created. This is the time and date that the file or folder was
created.
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Attributes. The letters below (A, D, etc.) stand for attributes that
have been given to a file.
Archive. This attribute is used as a flag by some DOS commands.
Directory. This indicates that the item is a DOS directory, which
appears as a folder.
Hidden. This indicates that DOS does not display the file or folder
in a directory list.
Read-Only. This indicates that you cannot modify the file or
folder.
System. This indicates that this is a special-purpose file or folder
for use by DOS.
Template. This indicates that this is an application template from
Word Processing, Drawing, or Spreadsheet.