How to Apply Syntax Coloring to New File Extensions

1 On the View menu, select Preferences.

2 The Preferences dialogue box is displayed.

3 Select the File Types tab.

4 Select a file type from the A file of this type drop-down list box.

5 In the if it has one of these extensions text box, type in the new file extension you want to apply syntax coloring to. For example, if you want your 3dml files to produce the same syntax coloring as an XML file, type ;*.3dml next to the other file extensions under the XML File file type.

6 Click OK.


Note: Now, if you open a file with the extension .3dml, it will have the XML syntax coloring rules applied to it.


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How to Create a New File Extension for a File Type

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