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Chapter 12: Moving From Your Old Computer
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You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension
(the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document
file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS
extension.
To find files using Find or Search:
1 Click Start, Find or Search, then click All Files or Folders or For Files or
Folders
. The Search Results window opens.
2 Use Windows Search to locate data files by file name or file type. For help
on finding files, click
Help, then click Help and Support Center or Help
Topics
.
File type File usually ends in...
Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT
Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT
Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS
Movies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV
Sound and Music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA
Help and
Support
For more information about finding files in Windows XP,
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword searching for files in the HelpSpot
Search box , click the arrow, then
click the Full-text Search Matches button.