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USER GUIDE

AltDot

AltDot is located in the system tray. Right-clicking the icon displays the menu options.

SHOW HIDDEN FILES

This option appears when hidden files are not visible, and selecting it will make them visible.

HIDE HIDDEN FILES

This option appears when hidden files are visible, and selecting it will hide them.

INCLUDE PROTECTED SYSTEM FILES

When hidden files are visible, protected system files may or may not be shown depending on the selection made here.

SHOW FILE EXTENSIONS

This option appears when file extensions are not visible, and selecting it will make them visible.

HIDE FILE EXTENSIONS

This option appears when file extensions are visible, and selecting it will hide them.

TOGGLE

In addition to changing the visibility of hidden files and file extensions using the mouse, the following hotkeys are available:

Keys Alt + Dot Toggle hidden files

Keys Shift + Alt + Dot Toggle file extensions

SETTINGS

AltDot

In this window, you can select the language for AltDot.

You can also choose whether AltDot runs at Windows startup.

There are links to the GDZ Software website, the AltDot website, and to PayPal for making a donation.

Select the OK button to save the changes, or Cancel to discard them.

USER GUIDE

This user guide.

EXIT

Exit AltDot.




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