Hi, Yes, you can change the extension name but it does not change the file format. For example, changing the trailer from .TXT to .DOCX will not change the file format to a Word doc. In fact, in some cases, you’ll permanently damage the file. Changing the file format needs to be done with specific applications.
Later… Hi, Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 9, 2014, at 6:46 AM, Eileens Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks. On the PC side, it's the F 2 key that will allow one to rename a fire > and I didn't know where the same function on the Mac side was located. I'll > take a look at this in a little bit. > > Eileen > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 9, 2014, at 2:03 AM, Piotr Machacz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> you change the extension of a file in the same edit field as you change the >> name. By default, as soon as you hit enter to rename, only its name will be >> selected so when you type that’s what’ll get overwritten. But you can just >> move to the right to the extension, then backspace over it and type in a new >> one. Finder will then prompt you if you really want to change it, you say >> yes and there you go. >> On 09 Jan 2014, at 01:49 am, Richard Ring <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Renaming a file isIn a file list in Finder just press enter on the file, >>> erase the old name and type in a new one, but that would not change the >>> format, only the name. >>> If you want to change the format of a file, how you would accomplish this >>> depends on the type of file you are dealing with. >>> >>> >>> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of >>> Fielding >>> Sent from my Mac Book Pro >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On Jan 8, 2014, at 6:23 PM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello List, >>>> >>>> I have a file that has one extension that I want to change to another file >>>> format. How is this done in Mountain Lion? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Eileen >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
