BearPup sometimes wants to open a file in one program, and other times open it in another. He asked the Answer Line forum for an easy way to do this. Windows uses a file’s extension–the part of the ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

Every file that we have saved on our computers has a particular extension. The file extension is added at the end of the filename followed by a dot (.). It tells the operating systems about the ...

Mac OS X computers use a default application to open every file type based on its file extension. If you don't want to use the default application when opening a file, you can select "Open With" from ...

How to use Windows 10 PowerToys Run to open applications, folders, and files Your email has been sent Windows provides a variety of ways to open apps and files stored on your computer. Naturally, you ...

You can create a shortcut in Windows 10 to access a file or program from the desktop, or another folder. Shortcuts are usually created automatically when you install ...

Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...

One of the banes of modern working life comes about when trying to collaborate remotely with colleagues using different software. Mac users pick up a spreadsheet, presentation deck or word-processing ...

How to automatically open a Microsoft 365 app or file when you launch your computer Your email has been sent If you’re like me, you work in the same Microsoft 365 ...

Back when Windows Vista was but a twinkle in Bill Gates’s eye, Microsoft had some extremely ambitious plans to rid computer users of an outmoded concept called “files.” But alas, WinFS (as the company ...

PDF or Portable Document Format is one of the universally accepted document formats. Still, if you prefer .rpt format, try the following suggestions to open .rpt file in Windows 11/10. Convert .rpt ...