Renaming Files And Folders; Deleting Files And Folders - Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual

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Select OK to complete the move. To cancel the move operation, select Cancel .
When you select OK, the Move File(s) dialog box shows the destination folder ( i f
there i s one) and the name o f the i tem moved.
You call halt a move operation in progress by pressing [ Undo] while the bee icon
displays. When the Abort Operation dial og box appears, select Yes to stop the
operation.
Re nam i ng Fi les and Fo lders
You can rename files and folders w ith the File Information dialog box . The Show
I nformation command di splays the File Information Dialog Box.
For more complete i n structions, ( see
our of the Desktop).
filenames are fol l owed by a period and a three-character extension. Folders can
have from one to eight characters, and usually do not have an extension.
Note: A s a general rule, you should avoid mod(fying the three-character extension.
A change in the extension may prevent the system or an application from using
program, resource , dota, and other files correctly.
Deleti ng Fi les and Fo lders
You can delete unwanted w indow i tems to free up room on a disk or i n a folder.
There are two ways to delete w i ndow i tems. You can h ighlight the desired item and
drag it i nto the trash can icon on the desktop. The trash can icon highlights and the
Delete File( s ) dialog box d isplays. You can also highl ight the desired item and
choose Delete Item from the File menu or use an assigned keystroke for Delete.
When the Delete Folders/Items dialog box appears, you can confirm or cancel the
delete operation. To continue the operation and delete the i tem, select OK.
Note: If the Delete File(s) dialog box does not appear, the File Deletes
confirmation option has heen turned off. See Set Preferences for more information
5·1 4 Desktop Management
Show Information,
Filenames can have from one to eight characters. Optional ly,
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