When this menu item is selected, the File transfer dialog shown in Figure 1 is displayed. The Select file button allows you to select a file to transfer or delete. In the sample dialog below, the format.gif file has been selected for transfer/deletion.
PC version
Macintosh files are stored as two separate parts on PC disks, because of differences between the file systems ie. a file called Doc23 on the Macintosh would be stored as Doc23 and %Doc23 on a PC disk. The File transfer command allows you to move files around whilst ensuring that both parts are always moved together.
Generally, only special files such as JWM dictionaries and extensions need to be transferred in this special way - most other files such as text documents and graphics files don't store anything in the extra file preceded with the '%', so you can safely transfer these files as you normally would by dragging them around your Windows desktop. Of course, you will still always need to use the File transfer command to transfer files to Macintosh floppy disks.
This command also gives you access to Macintosh floppy disks, which aren't recognised by the PC ie. if you try to look at a Macintosh floppy disk by inserting it and double-clicking it in Windows, your PC will tell you the disk is unformatted (even though it is simply a format it can't read). The Macintosh can read both Macintosh and PC formatted disks, so doens't have this problem.