Windows Renaming Files
File names can be changed using the F2 method for renaming folders. You might have saved a file and misspelled the name of the file. Possibly you named a file, and now are thinking of a more accurate name for the file. Practice the following to rename a file. There are headings and an audio demonstration link on this page. Use the letter h to move forward through the headings or Shift h to move backward through the headings. When you hear a heading you want to read through, use your down arrow key or "read all" key command. When you are finished move to the link at the bottom of this page titled "BACK" to go to the "Simple Windows Lessons" web page.
1. Press and hold down the Windows key and hit the letter e to open the Windows File Explorer.
2. Press and hold down the Shift key and hit the Tab key again-and-again to move to the "Tree View." (be patient and listen to your screen reader!)
3. Up arrow to the "Libraries" item.
4. Hit the Enter key one time to make the "Libraries" item active.
5. Right arrow one time to open the "Libraries" sub folders.
6. Down arrow to the "Documents" folder.
7. Hit the Enter key one time to make the "Documents" folder the active folder.
8. Hit the Tab key again-and-again to move to the "List View" folder. (be patient and listen to your screen reader!)
9. Hit the Applications key one time.
10. Down arrow to the "New" menu item, or hit the letter w to go to the "New" menu item.
11. Right arrow one time to open the "New" menu item sub menu.
12. Down arrow to your word processor, such as "Microsoft Office Word."
13. Hit the Enter key one time and you will be in an edit box where you can type the name you want to give the document.
14. Type the word "Dog" (without the quotes).
15. Hit the Enter key one time and the "Dog" document is created.
16. Hit the F2 key one time and you are placed in an edit box where you can type a new name for the "Dog" document.
17. Type the word "Cat" (without the quotes).
18. Hit the Enter key one time and your "Dog" document is renamed to "Cat."
19. Do the above activity again-and-again until you are quick and accurate.
NOTE: You can down arrow through the documents or files in any folder and use the F2 method to rename them. Be careful and do not rename program types of files! Only rename files that you have created, or documents from others.