File Extension Disappears in Open Dialog Box

Last reviewed: August 5, 1997
Article ID: Q134812

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In the Open dialog box (File menu), when you switch focus away from the File Name box, the file extension disappears. For example, if you type "*.doc" in the File Name box, and you select another option in the dialog box (for example if you select an option in the Last Modified box), the extension disappears from the File Name box.

CAUSE

The extension is associated with one of the file types in the Files Of Type list.

MORE INFORMATION

When the extension is not associated with a file type, the extension does not disappear when you switch focus away from the File Name box.

KBCategory: kbenv
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Additional reference words: 7.0 word95 file open extension removed
word7 winword
Keywords : kbenv
Version : 7.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: August 5, 1997
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