Why are file names shown in different colors?

T

tcallander

Whe I look in a directory, some of the file names are in black and some of
the file names are blue. Why?
 
D

Don MI

tcallander said:
Whe I look in a directory, some of the file names are in black and some of
the file names are blue. Why?
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Are you using Windows XP and NTFS files system on your hard drive?

If so, blue will indicate a compressed folder/file. See Help and Support.

Don
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Did you read Don Mi's response???

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After furious head scratching, Nancy asked:

| Did you get a reponse as to why some file names are in blue?
|
| "Don MI <>" wrote:
|
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|| ||| Whe I look in a directory, some of the file names are in black and
||| some of the file names are blue. Why?
||
|| Are you using Windows XP and NTFS files system on your hard drive?
||
|| If so, blue will indicate a compressed folder/file. See Help and
|| Support.
||
|| Don
 
T

tcallander

Thank you for all of your help. This type of discourse is new to me and I am
still learning the system.

Tim
 
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