User Manual Part 2

Transferring software and hardware from your old computer

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To find files in the My Documents folder:

1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. The My Computer

window opens.

2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. The C:\ window opens.

3 Double-click the My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens

and displays many of your saved personal data files.

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, then select Find or Search, then Files or Folders or For Files or

Folders

. The Search Results window opens.

2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by file name or file type.

For help on finding files, click

Help, then select 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

Movies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV

Sound and Music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI

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