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David Ott - 29 Oct 2003 00:11 GMT

MS Explorer allows the user to include file aqttributes
such as Name, size, type, data modified, etc. The Type
column in previous revision of Windows Explorer was taken
from the Tools/Folder Options/File Types, so that if one
abbreviated the file type there, it would be abbreviated
in the Explorer window. This was helpful to allow a more
compressed Type column (e.g. MS Word Doc instead of
Microsoft Word Document) and allowing more space for the
other columns or for the folders windows. How does one
change the Type field in Explorer to restore this Windows
functionality?

Thanks,
Dave

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Jay Freedman - 29 Oct 2003 00:48 GMT

Hi, Dave,

Just so you know, this question is off-topic for this newsgroup, which is
for Word. It would have been better in one of the Windows groups.

You don't say what version of Windows you have... Here, in WinXP Pro,
Explorer behaves exactly as you described. You do have to click the Advanced
button to get to the sub-dialog where you can change the description, but it
does work. It also changes the Type display in the File > Open dialogs in
Office.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

> MS Explorer allows the user to include file aqttributes
> such as Name, size, type, data modified, etc. The Type
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> Thanks,
> Dave

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David Ott - 29 Oct 2003 23:40 GMT

Apologies - neglected to notice "Word" when I
found "Customization, Menus, Toolbars". I'll find / take
to another newsgroup.

FYI - In my Windows XP, Tools/Folder Options/File Types
changed the File Type (Microsoft Word Docuemnt -> MS Word
Doc) in Folder Options but the change did not appear in
Explorer (as was the case in Windows 2000). Also, the
next time the machine was re-booted, Folder Options /
File Type was back to the original "Microsoft Word
Docuemnt".

P.S. So far, only MS programs misbehave this way. E.g.,
Adobe ones behave properly - staying changed when
changed.

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