Filename Extensions

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• Attachments:  Do NOT send the file as an attachment in an e-mail. = 0% (for your paper) - You must upload the file.
• Hidden Filename Extensions:  You should never hide your filename extensions in your operating system.
  • Windows 7 > Windows Explorer > Tools (menu) > Folder options... > View (tab) > ☐ Hide extensions for known file types (i.e. uncheck this checkbox) > OK
  • Windows 8 > File Explorer > View (Ribbon menu) > ☑ File name extensions (i.e. check this checkbox)
• Filename Extensions:   (for files you submit by uploading them to the server)
  • Acceptable: 
    • MS-Word format (RTF or DOC or DOCX).
      • .DOCX (= Microsoft Word 2007 and later)
      • .DOC (= Microsoft Word 2003 and earlier)
      • .RTF (= Microsoft Word 95 and earlier = Rich Text Format)
        • RTF is not the best choice for a filename extension. - security hole, KB 2953095
    • MS-PowerPoint format
      • .PPT
      • .PPTX
        • OK to upload your presentation files in MS-PowerPoint format (PPT or PPTX).
        • OK to embed your Prezi in your PPTX only if it will run offline, without the Internet.
      • .ZIP = Prezi
        • OK to upload your presentation files in a ZIP (compressed file) format only if it is a Prezi that will run offline (=without an Internet connection).
        • If you upload your Prezi as a ZIP, make sure you add the word "Prezi" to the filename.
    • MS-Excel format
      • .XLS
      • .XLSX
    • Adobe Portable Document Format
      • .PDF
  • Unacceptable: 
    • .pages (= Apple format)
      • .pages = an Apple word processor document = 0% (for your paper)
      • convert .pages to word - YouTube
    • .ODT (= Open Office document text)
      • .odt = Open Document Text = an OpenDocument word processing document
      • .odf = Open Document Format (for math formulae)
      • How To Save OpenOffice Files As Microsoft Office Word files - YouTube
      • How to Convert Open Office Documents to Microsoft Word : Tech Niche - YouTube
      • How To Save A Document In OpenOffice To Be Read By Microsoft Word - YouTube
      • odt to doc - YouTube
    • WordPerfect
      • .DOC, .WPD
      • WordPerfect Office - Free 30-day trial - Easily convert WordPerfect files (DOC, WPD, etc.) to Microsoft files (DOCX, etc.).
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    • .Nothing --- (You will receive 0% for the paper.)
      • .nothing (i.e. no filename extension)
      • No filename extension = Niente = Nada = Nothing after the dot = 0% (for your paper)
    • .ZIP = (a compressed format) = an archive file format = 0% (for your paper, unless it is a Prezi)
    • Other formats wll not be accepted (=unacceptable) = 0% (for your paper) = If I have difficulty opening your file, it won't be marked.
      • If the file can't be opened, it can't be marked.
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  • List of file formats (alphabetical)