What do Macintosh users need to know about sharing files with Windows users?
The biggest pitfall for Macintosh users when transferring files for other computer platform users is the use of file extensions. Unlike Macintosh, Windows systems use a three-character extension to identify file types. When saving a file that you want to be easily viewed on a Windows computer, you must manually type in the correct file extension. Otherwise, Windows systems will not know how to open the file correctly and will ask the user to choose an application to open the file. For example, a JPEG image called Picture should be named Picture.jpg so a Windows computer will know the file is a JPEG image. To ensure Windows computers will know how to handle your files, save the file in a file format your recipients can read (RTF, HTML, JPEG, etc.). After you have typed the name, add a period and the correct file extension. Here are the Windows extensions for the most common file types: .doc and .docx Microsoft Word documents .htm HTML documents .txt Text documents .rtf Rich Text Format
The biggest pitfall for Macintosh users when transferring files for other computer platform users is the use of file extensions. Unlike Macintosh, Windows systems use a three-character extension to identify file types. When saving a file that you want to be easily viewed on a Windows computer, you must manually type in the correct file extension. Otherwise, Windows systems will not know how to open the file correctly and will ask the user to choose an application to open the file. For example, a JPEG image called Picture should be named Picture.jpg so a Windows computer will know the file is a JPEG image. To ensure Windows computers will know how to handle your files, save the file in a file format your recipients can read (RTF, HTML, JPEG, etc.). After you have typed the name, add a period and the correct file extension.
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