Translation Tab on the Transfer Settings Dialog Box

How do I get to this dialog box?

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

User Interface Mode	Steps
Ribbon	On the Session tab, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer Settings launcher:
Classic or Classic MDI	On the Tools menu, choose Transfer File. Then, in the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
Reflection Browser	On the Reflection menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.

Filename translation options

Option	Description
Change spaces to underscores when sending	Select to convert spaces in filenames to underscores in files sent to the host. If your host does not support spaces in filenames, this prevents the host from modifying the filename or rejecting the transfer.
Change underscores to spaces when receiving	Select to convert underscores in filenames to spaces in files received from the host.
	By selecting this option in conjunction with the Change spaces to underscores when sending option, you satisfy the conventions of both the PC and the host, yet maintain the appearance of an unchanged file name: The name change occurs, but is transparent to both the PC and the host.
Truncate received filenames to 8.3 format	Select to receive host files in the DOS 8.3 filename format.
	For example, a file with the name `Longfilename.Document` will be converted automatically to `Longfile.doc` when transferred to your PC.
Display 8.3 filenames as	Select how you want filenames conforming to the DOS 8.3 file naming convention to display under Local in the Transfer dialog box.

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