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File extensions are the characters that precede the last period of a file name. It helps us find the type of file we are trying to open i.e. whether it is an audio file, video file, or simply a ...

Select multiple files, right click on one of them and select Open. Or hit enter. It just depends on the registry entries for the file type whether they can be 'opened' more than one at a time. Oh, and ...

On Wednesday, Google further blended the lines between online and offline with a neat little browser extension that lets you automatically open documents from the Google Drive website in your ...

If you cannot open the Excel file from its location, simply open any Excel file and click the File tab. Then, go to Open > Browse and select the file giving error ...

Some files force programs to perform operations that require administrator rights. As an example, if you received a ZIP file containing several business spreadsheets ...

You can read older files with a little sleuthing Better yet, find a modern alternative Tip of the week: PDF as last stop for old data Question: I just got a .wps file in my e-mail, and I can't open it ...

The Mac OS X Calendar is great for a lot of things, not least of which scheduling reminders of appointments and such via the built-in alert system. But did you know that Calendar can do a lot more ...

I open the folder, everything is sorta by name, and a second or two later (or longer), it re-sorts by date. Why? Any way to fix that? I want my folders on top and the files sorted by date, and for it ...

You would be wrong if you thought .exe files only work on Windows machines. If you own an Android smartphone or tablet, you can run at least some of them. The bad ...