[Cone]

Thanks for the reply. i dont' know how to encrypt so i suppose that the
files are compressed. I do a disk cleanup on a regular basis, during which i
"compress old files". Still not all of my old files turn blue. I tried to
use Help, but could not figure out what to look for (blue files was not
correct). Anything else you can pass along would be greatly appreciated.
Thnkss.
c

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Blue files are encrypted or compressed (see Windows Help).

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Cone" wrote in message
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i have noticed that within file folders, some of my word docs are colored
"black" and some are "blue". The reason appears to be time - the "blue"
files are older than the "black" files. i cannot figure out just exactly
how
old a file has to be to turn "blue". How can i adjust this so that files
turn blue after a certain amount of time? thanks.