Creating or Modifying a File Type in Windows 95

How to Create or Modify a file type in Windows 95

This information was provided by Claris Corporation on 16 March 1998, and incorporated into Apple Computer's Tech Info Library.

How to create or modify a file type in Windows 95:

1) Double-click the My Computer icon.
2) On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.
3) To create a new file type, click New Type.
4) To modify the settings for an existing file type, click the type, and then click Edit.
5) Specify a description for the file type and the filename extension associated with this type of file.
6) Click New to define an action for this file type.
If you are modifying an existing type, you can click the command in the Action box that you want to modify, and then click Edit.
7) Specify the action that you want to define, such as Open or Print, and the command that should run to complete this action.
8) Click Done to save the changes.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012