After re-installing Windows XP all my folders that contail Spreadsheets have
the .xls file extension attachen. (Others, too...) I would like to change
back to filnames WITHOUT the extension, but cannot find anything to change
that (Neith in Excel, nor in the Control Panel/Folder Options. Any ideas?
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Felix

Hi Felix
You should find it under /Control Panel/Folder Options/View/ Select " Hide
Extensions for known File Types "
Regards
Cimjet
"Felix" wrote in message
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After re-installing Windows XP all my folders that contail Spreadsheets
have
the .xls file extension attachen. (Others, too...) I would like to change
back to filnames WITHOUT the extension, but cannot find anything to change
that (Neith in Excel, nor in the Control Panel/Folder Options. Any ideas?
--
Felix

You state "all my FOLDER names have an .xls extension"

Did you mean filenames within the Folders have the .xls extension?

See other reply.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 06:48:01 -0700, Felix
wrote:

After re-installing Windows XP all my folders that contail Spreadsheets have
the .xls file extension attachen. (Others, too...) I would like to change
back to filnames WITHOUT the extension, but cannot find anything to change
that (Neith in Excel, nor in the Control Panel/Folder Options. Any ideas?