| .aif |
AIFF Format sound |
Later Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .aifc |
AIFF Format sound |
Later Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .aiff |
AIFF Format sound |
Later Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .asf |
Windows Media file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .asx |
Windows Media file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .au |
AU Format Sound |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .avi |
Video file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .bdf |
dBASE |
Database file |
| .bmp |
Windows or OS/2 file |
Bit Mapped Image used as background picture format for desktop , etc. |
| .clp |
Windows clipboard |
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| .cmk |
Card Shop |
Greeting card maker by 'The Software Toolworks'. |
| .cut |
Dr HALO file |
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| .dbf |
dBase III, III+, IV, 5.5 |
Database file |
| .dib |
Windows or OS/2 DIB file |
Windows or OS/2 DIB graphic file |
| .doc |
Mircosoft® Word document |
Later versions will not open in Word 7 and earlier (use Word97 Viewer). |
| .dot |
Microsoft Office |
Template |
| .emf |
Windows Enhanced MetaFile |
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| .eps |
Encapsulated Post Script |
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| .fon |
Font file |
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| .fpx |
Kodak FlashPix |
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| .gif |
Compuserve Graphics |
256 colours max - can be animated and have transparent background. |
| .htm |
HyperText Markup Language |
The language of the Internet - used to make the web pages. |
| .html |
HyperText Markup Language |
The language of the Internet - used to make the web pages. |
| .iff |
IFF file (AMIGA) |
Interchangable File Format used on AMIGA computers |
| .ilbm |
ILBM file (AMIGA) |
Interleaved Bitmapped image file used on AMIGA computers |
| .img |
GEM Paint image |
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| .ivf |
Indeo Video file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .jif |
JPEG-JFIF Compliant |
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| .jpeg |
JPEG-JFIF Compliant |
Commom compressed picture file format - best for e-mail attachments |
| .jpg |
Picture file format |
Compressed file format - best for sending as e-mail attachments (generally). |
| .kar |
Karaoke file |
appears to be a standard format accepted by a lot of karaoke software. |
| .lmb |
ILBM file (AMIGA) |
Interleaved Bitmapped image file used on AMIGA computers |
| .lwp |
Word Pro 96, 97 |
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| .m1v |
Movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .m3u |
MP3 format sound |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mac |
Mac Paint |
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| .mdb |
Microsoft Access |
Database file |
| .mdw |
Microsoft Access |
Workgroup file |
| .met |
Omipage Document |
Optical character recognition software file |
| .mht |
Archive |
Microsoft® Single file web page archive(Internet Explorer - File - SaveAs - .mht). |
| .mid |
Midi file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .midi |
Midi file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mif |
Frame Maker 5.5.3 |
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| .mov |
Movie format |
QuickTime movie format & later Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mp2 |
Movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mp2v |
Movie file
movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mp3 |
MP3 format sound |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mpa |
Movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mpe |
Movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mpeg |
Movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .mpg |
Movie file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .msp |
Mircosoft Paint |
|
| .obd |
Microsoft Office |
Binder |
| .obt |
Microsoft Office |
Template |
| .pbm |
Portable Bit Map image |
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| .pct |
Macintosh pix |
|
| .pcx |
Zsoft Paintbrush |
Zsoft Paintbrush ficture file |
| .pfx |
Kodak Flash Pix |
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| .pgm |
Portable Grey Mapped img |
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| .pic |
PC Paint image |
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| .pot |
Microsoft Office Template |
Template for Power Point Presentation |
| .ppm |
Portable Pixel Mapped img |
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| .pps |
Microsoft® Power Point |
Later versions will not open in Word 7 and earlier (use PPViewer97) |
| .prn |
Harvard Graphics file |
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| .psd |
Photo Shop image |
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| .psf |
ArcSoft Photo Shop |
Picture file |
| .psp |
Paint Shop Pro image |
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| .pub |
Microsoft® Publisher |
Format used for various applications within this software. |
| .qt |
Movie format |
QuickTime format & later Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .ras |
Sun Raster Image |
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| .raw |
Raw File Format |
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| .rle |
Windows RLE file |
Windows or Compuserve RLE graphic file |
| .rmi |
Midi file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .rtf |
Rich Text file |
Used for compatibility between several wordprocessors |
| .sct .sc |
SciTex Continuous Tone |
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| .sda |
Drawing |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .sdc |
Spreadsheet |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .sdd |
Presentation |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .sds |
Chart |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .sdw |
Text Document |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .sfs |
Frame |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sgl |
Master Document |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .smd |
Mail Document |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .smf |
Formula |
Star Office 5.0 |
| .snd |
AU Format Sound |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .stc |
Spreadsheet Template |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .std |
Template |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sti |
Presentation Template |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .stw |
Text Document Template |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sxc |
Spreadsheet |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sxd |
Drawing |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sxg |
Master Document |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sxi |
Presentation |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sxm |
Formula |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .sxw |
Text Document |
Star Office 6.0 |
| .tga |
Truevision Targa |
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| .tif |
Tagged Image File format |
Also .tiff |
| .txt |
Text file (general) |
Opens in Notepad or any other text editor. Can import into many applications. |
| .wav |
Audio file |
Wave file - Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .wax |
Windows Media file |
Audio file - Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .wdb |
Microsoft® Works |
Database file |
| .wk1 |
Lotus 1 2 3, 97 |
|
| .wks |
Microsoft® Works |
Spreadsheet |
| .wlg |
Dr Watson log |
From Windows application called Dr.Watson. |
| .wls |
Table |
602 Pro |
| .wm |
Windows Media file |
Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .wma |
Windows Media file |
Audio file - Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .wmf |
Windows Meta File |
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| .wmv |
Windows Media file |
Audio/video file - Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .wpd |
Document |
Word Perfect & 602 Pro |
| .wpg |
Word Perfect Bitmap |
Picture file |
| .wpm |
Text Macro |
602 Pro |
| .wps |
Microsoft® Works |
Word Processor file |
| .wpt |
Text Template |
602 Pro |
| .wvx |
Windows Media file |
Audio/video file - Microsoft® Media Player 2 compatible. |
| .xls |
Excel 3.0 -> 97 |
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| .xlt |
Microsoft Office |
Spreadsheet Template |
