When creating files for the File Manager (or linking to pages), pay careful attention to the file name. An improper file name can cause many types of errors or prevent the file from uploading to your site. 

Remember that file names should not have any special characters or spaces (ie: parenthesis, spaces, commas, etc.). The only characters that may be used is the underscore *_* or dash “-”

Proper File Name Examples:

“church_picnic_267.jpg” or "meeting-notes-john.doc"

Improper File Name Examples:

“Our Church’s Picnic – photo 1.2.jpg” or "The Meeting Notes + John's Message.doc"

In general, please avoid using the following when naming your files (images, documents, videos, etc):

• spaces
• apostrophes
• periods (there should only be one period, before the final 3-letter extension, e.g. ".doc" or ".jpg")
• special characters such as #, %, +, &, |
• filenames longer than 30 characters