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(NT) Can one rename a .pdf file to a descriptive name?

by rpickett Aug 18, 2005 9:48AM PDT

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I see nothing preventing it provided...

by glenn30 Aug 18, 2005 10:12AM PDT

The .pdf part remains. Experiment on something having no value.

Glenn

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Yes...

by John.Wilkinson Aug 18, 2005 11:35AM PDT

The file will be undamaged if you rename it, so go for it. The only catch is that any shortcuts you had to the file (including those in the recent documents lists) will not know what to point to. The next time you use one of the shortcuts, it will notify you that the file couldn't be found, and ask you if you want it to automatically search for the target, or if you want to browse for it yourself. Once it has acquired the target, the shortcut will be fixed and not need repaired again unless you rename the file again. However, since few people rely on shortcuts to a specific file, this shouldn't be a major factor.

Hope this helps,
John

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