Thanks for clarifying that. It has been so many years since I turned off the hide extensions, I forgot that was the default. Later, Richard
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 7:18 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Richard and Wren, > > These steps are correct except that in most versions of Windows by default > the file extensions are hidden and you will first have to go to the Tools > menu once you are in Windows Explorer, select "Folder Options", then > Control+Tab to the "View" page/tab. Here you tab into the treeview of options > which should have about 18 items in it and find item 8 which says "Hide > extensions for known file types". If this is set to "On" you have to toggle > it to "Off" by pressing the spacebar, then tab to OK and activate it. Now F2 > will display the file extension and you can edit it. > > If you simply add "m4r" when the extension is hidden it will remain an M4A > file and, if the file is called "Hello" it will simply say "Hello.M4R" but > the m4r will be part of the file name and if you unhide the extension it > would actually say "Hello.m4r.M4A". > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 7:05 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A > Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications > > I know how to do it on Windows, if you are using a Mac, someone else will > need to help. > Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to the folder with the M4 a file you want > to rename. > Make sure it is selected, but do not open it. The easiest way to select it is > to down arrow to it or if it is the first file in the folder, down arrow off > it and up arrow back to it. > Then, press F2 and change the extension from M4A to M4R. > Hit enter and you are done. > HTH, > Richard > > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
