Escape the ‘Untitled’ File Naming Trap

Elevate Your Productivity with Thoughtful Naming Practices

Naming your files “Untitled” can be confusing and make finding them later a hassle. It’s important to give your files clear, descriptive names that reflect what they contain or what their purpose is.

Here’s the essence of why you should avoid “Untitled”:

1. Lack of clarity: “Untitled” doesn’t tell you anything about the file, making it hard to tell them apart. Unless your file is a one of one artwork that plays with the typography of the word “Untitled”, it provides zero to no clues.
2. Difficulty searching: Having multiple “Untitled” documents make finding the right one tricky and wastes time. Named it, but forgot the location? No problem! Named files make the desktop search bar that much handier.
3. Organization: Descriptive names help keep your files organized and manageable. For team projects, it also makes it easier for others to understand what the file content is. If mind-reading was an option, we’d choose it, but naming mechanisms are the next best thing.
4. Professionalism: Using appropriate names shows attention to detail and reflects well on your work as you took the extra step. “Untitled” is only placeholder text for new documents and should just be an indicator that the file requires a name before saving.

If you ask us, having a naming system is worth it. It streamlines the process of referencing previous quotes, codes, and designs for our clients. When you have a vast amount of work and projects, you want a system that works for you and not the other way around. There’s nothing worse than trying to find a file, but having to go check Unitled-1 through Untitled-198391!