In File Explorer under View, in the Show/hide group, select the File name extensions check box. Below is a list of common Windows file name extensions and formats. Learn what file name extensions are, which extensions are common in Windows, and how to view them in File Explorer.

.bmp. Pictures stored in Bitmap format (BMP). Microsoft Excel file formats.xls. Binary file formats for Excel versions 5.0/95 (BIFF5), Excel 97-2003 (BIFF8), and Excel 2010 (BIFF12). SYLK.slk. Symbolic Link Format. DIF.dif. Data Interchange Format. Text (tab-delimited).txt. Tab-separated text format. CSV (Comma-delimited).csv. Comma-separated ...

Pictures and other graphics embedded in an Office file are saved in the file. But you may want to save a picture as a separate file so you can reuse it elsewhere. In Office on macOS, you can save a photo, diagram, chart, or shapes as a separate picture file.

You can preview hundreds of file types in Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint, without installing the application used to create the file. The previews and thumbnail images appear in the web view and for customers using Files On-Demand in Windows 10.

This option is found at File > Export. Device Independent Bitmap.bmp. A slide as a graphic for use on webpages. A bitmap is a representation that consists of rows and columns of dots, of a graphics image in computer memory. The value of each dot (whether it is filled in or not) is stored in one or more bits of data. This option is found at File ...

Open a document after a file corruption error. Excel for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 More... Sometimes a file can be damaged in such a way that Word, Excel, or PowerPoint can't open it normally. But all is not lost. The Open and Repair command might be able to recover your file.

Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

Windows 10. Windows Photo Viewer isn't part of Windows 10, but if you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you might still have it. To check, press and hold (or right-click) a photo in File Explorer, and select Open with. If Windows Photo Viewer isn't in the list, you cannot install it on Windows 10. The Photos app in Windows 10 does the ...

This article lists the multimedia file types that are supported by Windows Media Player 12. ( How to determine your version of Windows Media Player ). Note: Additional file formats might be supported if you install new codecs in Windows. For more information, see Codecs: frequently asked questions. Windows Media formats (.asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm)

Resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Address Book that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a Windows Address Book file located in the same network folder as a specially crafted library file.