{"id":298,"date":"2021-04-22T14:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/posetest\/chapter\/naming-organizing-your-files\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:40:57","slug":"naming-organizing-your-files","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/posetest\/chapter\/naming-organizing-your-files\/","title":{"raw":"Naming &amp; Organizing Your Files","rendered":"Naming &amp; Organizing Your Files"},"content":{"raw":"\n<!-- wp:group -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:group -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:group {\"className\":\"emphasisbox\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group emphasisbox\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>As new files are created, regardless of whether they are for research or other projects, a carefully crafted naming convention needs to be developed that makes it easier for anyone to find things and also to understand what each file does or contains.<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:group -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":66.66} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For this activity, you will review file names and organization for grouping of files all related to the same project. 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