Ericsson MC 218 - Creating New Files

27 Working with the MC 218
open folders to move to the “root” if you wish to create the folder at the
highest level.
2. On the toolbar or File menu, select the command, and type in the folder
name.
Note! You cannot use the following characters in a folder name: < > : / \ *?
If you use MC 218 files with a PC, you may wish to create folders that match
equivalent folders on your PC. This will make transferring files between the
MC 218 and PC easier.
You can create files from the Desktop screen, or from within programs. As a
general rule:
• Create a file from the Desktop screen to start with the standard MC 218
settings.
• Create a file from within a program to use the settings that are in use in the
currently open file, e.g. labels in a Data file.
To create a file from the Desktop screen:
1. Move to the folder where you wish to keep the file.
2. On the File menu, select Create new, then select File.
3. Select the program you wish to use, e.g. Word for a Word document.
4. A filename is suggested. If you do not wish to use this, type a name of
your own before pressing the OK button.
Note! If you have an existing file already open within the program, and wish
to leave it open so that you can refer to both files, hold down the Fn key while
pressing the OK button.
What names can I use for my files & folders?
You can use most characters in file and folder names including spaces, so it is
fine to have folders called, for example, ‘1999 Purchase Orders and Invoices’
if you so wish. The only characters which cannot be used in a file or folder
name are / < > : \ * and ?.
The maximum length of a filename is 256 characters, although note that this
includes the disk drive letter, and the names of the folders within which the
file is contained (known as the ‘path’). The maximum length of a folder name,
including the path, is 252 characters.
This will not generally be a problem, although it means that you may
encounter difficulties if you use very long filenames for files which you store
in folders which have long names, nested within other folders with very long
names, and so on. If you do exceed the maximum allowed length, rename a
folder or file to a shorter name.
Note! Files are not stored with a filename extension so that a Calendar file,
e.g. called ‘1999’, will have the same filename as a Sheet file called ‘1999’.
You cannot store two files with the same name in the same folder, even if the
files are created using different programs. If you save a file with the same
CREATING NEW FILES