----- Original Message ----- From: dan To: dan Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:45 AM Subject: Know Your Extensions or Don't Over Extend Yourself, dan's tip for april 4th 2013 Know Your Extensions or Don't Over Extend Yourself In this document you will find two tables. The first one has two columns and three rows. Move from column by tabing. Move down row by arrowing down. The second table explains commen extentions and what filenames would have them included. There eight rows and two columns. Did you know that when you save a file the computer automatically adds a period and three letters to the end of the name you give the file. In the old days, before the Windows operating system, file names used to look like this: Technically speaking, file extensions like: .exe, .bmp, and .log are still being used by your computer. However they might not always be displayed with the file name. They are still important because they tell the computer what program to use to open a file. Below are some common file extensions that you might see and the programs that opens them: Extension Program that opens it .doc Microsoft Word .xls or xlsx Microsoft Excel .pub oor pubx Microsoft Publisher .ppt or pptx Microsoft PowerPoint Some file extensions, especially the ones used on the internet, tell you what kind of file something is. Here are some examples: Extension What it probably is .htm A web page .gif A Graphic or Animation .jpg A Photograph or Image .png A Photograph or Image .mpg A Movie or Animation .pdf A Portable Document File .mp3 A Sound or Music File If you'd like to see even more file extensions here's a website that claims to list "every file extension in the world" http://whatis.techtarget.com/file-extension-list-A/0,289933,sid9,00.html to subscribe, send an email to dthompson5@xxxxxxxxx with a request to subscribe in the subject. "Lord Jesus Christ, open the eyes of my heart to recognize your presence with me and to understand the truth of your saving word. Nourish me with your life-giving word and with the bread of life." Psalm 105: 1-9 1 O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples! 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works! 3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 4 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually! 5 Remember the wonderful works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, 6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 8 He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, 9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac This message has been scanned by Microsoft Security Essentials