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- <H2>Configuring File Types </H2>
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- Microsoft Internet Explorer can read HTML documents, as well as GIF and JPEG
- graphics.
- Internet Explorer can handle other file types by associating new
- file types with helper applications.
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- Many file formats are predefined. All you need to do is associate
- a file format with the application that you want to use to read
- the file format.
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- <B>To associate a file type with another application</B> <BR>
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- <OL><LI>From the View menu, choose Options, and then choose the File Types tab.<BR>
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- <LI>Select the file type that you want to associate with an
- application, and then choose Edit. <BR>
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- <LI>Specify the helper application
- that you want to use to read the selected file type. To find
- the application, you may choose Browse. <BR>
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- <LI>If the application is compatible with the Microsoft
- Internet Explorer Software Development Interface, type the DDE
- service name of the application in the Service Name box. Otherwise,
- leave this box blank. <BR>
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- <LI>Choose OK.
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- <B>To add a new file type (for advanced users)</B> <BR>
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- <OL><LI>From the View menu, choose Options. Then, choose the File Types tab.<BR>
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- <LI>Choose Add. <BR>
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- <LI>In the Description box, type your own description of the file
- type. <BR>
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- <LI><A NAME="MIME">In the MIME Type box, type the MIME type/subtype
- of the file type. </A><BR>
- MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a standard system
- for naming different file formats. When Microsoft Internet Explorer
- retrieves a file from a server, the server provides the MIME type
- of the file. Internet Explorer uses the MIME type to
- determine whether the file can be read by Internet Explorer, or
- whether an appropriate helper application is available to read
- the file. <BR>
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- <LI>In the Suffixes box, type the filename extension(s) commonly
- used for the file type. Begin each extension with a period. Separate
- multiple extensions by spaces. <BR>
- For servers that do not provide MIME types, Microsoft Internet
- Explorer uses filename extensions to determine the file format.
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- <LI>Select Binary or Text to specify how the file type is encoded.
- Most file types are encoded as binary. <BR>
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- <LI>Specify the helper application
- that you want to use to read the selected file type. To find
- the application, you can choose Browse. <BR>
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- <LI>Choose OK.
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