Assigning default program to open a specific file type

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Specific file types have a default program that handle it, for example when I double click a picture or any image that have an extension file of .jpeg, .tiff, .png it will automatically opens into a Microsoft Office Picture Manager Application and not in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer because my default program to handle those file types was set to a default in Microsoft Office Picture Manager Application . Another example is my computer was installed with Microsoft Office Word application and I decided also so install Open Office Word Application and did not noticed some options during the installations.  Upon installation it was set that Open Office Word Application will be a default program for the .doc documents that supposedly opens in Microsoft Outlook. So everytime that i double click my .doc documents saved in my computer it was automatically opens in a Open Office Word Application. There was a way to open those file for the program you wants to open it by right click on the file, select open with and chose the program you wants to handle the file. But this way will takes some time to open a specific file. The easiest way is to set a default to handle the specific file type. Steps in Setting-up an application to handle a specific file type: 1.    Right click on the file, for example image 2.    Select "Open With" in the options given 3.    Select "choose program" at bottom or last option 4.    Select the program or application that you want to set as your default program. 5.    Check the checkbox “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” 6.    Click OK You can check if the setting you made was effective by double click the file you want to open

Specific file types have a default program that handle it, for example when I double click a picture or any image that have an extension file of .jpeg, .tiff, .png it will automatically opens into a Microsoft Office Picture Manager Application and not in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer because my default program to handle those file types was set to a default in Microsoft Office Picture Manager Application .

Another example is my computer was installed with Microsoft Office Word application and I decided also so install Open Office Word Application and did not noticed some options during the installations.  Upon installation it was set that Open Office Word Application will be a default program for the .doc documents that supposedly opens in Microsoft Outlook. So everytime that i double click my .doc documents saved in my computer it was automatically opens in a Open Office Word Application.

There was a way to open those file for the program you wants to open it by right click on the file, select open with and chose the program you wants to handle the file. But this way will takes some time to open a specific file. The easiest way is to set a default to handle the specific file type.

Steps in Setting-up an application to handle a specific file type:

1.    Right click on the file, for example image

2.    Select "Open With" in the options given

3.    Select "choose program" at bottom or last option

4.    Select the program or application that you want to set as your default program.

5.    Check the checkbox “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file”

6.    Click OK

You can check if the setting you made was effective by double click the file you want to open