How to change file extension on a windows computer

In my previous tutorial, i said am going to write a tutorial on how to change a file extension on a windows computer, changing a file extension is very simple and anyone should be able to do it if you follow the steps below properly.

According to the previous, we want to change the extension of our txt document to html, so i want you to follow the steps below to get it done.

1. Know which document you want to be able to change the file extension of.

Make a copy of this file and save it as another name so you will still be able to open the original in your word processing program.

Close the word processing program. You will work with the copied file from here on.

2. Select the "Start" button on the bottom left of your screen. Click your mouse to bring up the control panel. See the right side of the new screen.

Select "Appearance and Personalization."
Now, select "Folder Options," and then the "View" tab.
Go down the list until you find "Hide extensions for known file types." Uncheck that box.
Click on "Apply" and close the control options boxes.

3. Reopen the directory where the file is located.
Place your cursor on the file copy you just made. Right-click the file, making sure not to use a shortcut file.
Select "Rename" from the options they give you.
Change the extension manually by retyping the new program extension you want to use. Type .html if changing to HTML code and make it .txt if you want it to be a text file.
Move this file to the appropriate directory if you need to.

4. Understand the file has not undergone any new formatting as a result of this name change. It will open only if the desired program accepts it.

Otherwise, you may have to simply use copied text and graphics from the original document into a blank documents created in the new program. This workaround does not work on music files, but is great for newsletter articles in HTML code or a desktop publishing program.

You may have to change the word processing file into a text file (extension will be .txt) in some instances before saving it into the desktop publishing or .html file.