File Naming Standards - Summary / recommendations
Appears to be consensus that file naming be consistent should not use special characters ( " # % * : < > ? / \ |) should not use spaces (spaces will be converted to the characters "%20" in hyperlinks) should not separate words in file names with underscores or dashes (underscores "_" or dashes “-“) should use capitals instead of periods and spaces should use date format YEAR / MONTH / DAY - ISO 8601 There is no consensus on use version numbers in file names (versioning may be available automatically in Google and/or Sharepoint - viewing history) use of underscores instead of periods and spaces Worthy idea include naming convention in data management plan (and commonly used docs - i.e. agenda - for quick reference) Recommendation 450 / folders / files folders meeting 20210314_450A...