| .arj |
relatively uncommon archive file |
| .bak |
backup file |
| .bin |
binhex file—Macintosh |
| .bmp |
bitmap file |
| .cca |
cc:Mail archive file |
| .cdr |
Corel Draw data file |
| .cfg |
configuration file |
| .cnt |
MS Office file |
| .com |
command file |
| .cpl |
current privilege level file for WWW |
| .dat |
data file |
| .dbf |
database file |
| .dir |
directory |
| .dll |
dynamic link library—Windows file system |
| .doc |
MS Word document |
| .dos |
DOS file |
| .dot |
MS Word template |
| .drv |
printer driver file |
| .eps |
encapsulated PostScript file |
| .exe |
executable file—a program |
| .fon |
font file |
| .ftg |
MS Office file |
| .gid |
MS Access file |
| .gif |
graphics interchange format—an art file |
| .gz |
G-zipped file—Unix-based compressed file |
| .hgx |
Harvard Graphics file |
| .hlp |
help file |
| .hqx |
BinHex compressed file |
| .htm or .html |
hypertext file—WWW page file |
| .ico |
icon file |
| .inf |
information file |
| .ini |
initialization file—Windows file |
| .jpg |
JPEG image file |
| .kbd |
keyboard layout file |
| .lan |
local area network file—a Novell system file |
| .lha |
relatively uncommon archive file |
| .lo |
QuarkXPress document—Macintosh |
| .log |
log file |
| .lst |
list file |
| .lzh |
relatively uncommon archive file |
| .mim |
mime-encoded file |
| .mpl |
MS Project data file |
| .mpg |
MPEG image file |
| .msg |
message file |
| .nlm |
NetWare Loadable Module—Novell |
| .nls |
NetWare License Server—Novell |
| .pcd |
photo CD file |
| .pct |
PICT graphic |
| .pcx |
PC Paintbrush graphic |
| .pdf |
portable document format file—Adobe Acrobat |
| .pdr |
printer description file—Macintosh |
| .pfb |
Adobe printer font—binary |
| .pfm |
Adobe printer font—metric |
| .pif |
program information file—Windows shortcut file |
| .png |
portable network graphics—image file format |
| .ppa |
PowerPoint presentation file |
| .ppd |
PostScript printer definition file |
| .ppt |
PowerPoint document |
| .prn |
MS Word print file—PostScript format |
| .ps |
PostScript file |
| .psd |
Adobe Photoshop native format file |
| .pub |
MS Publisher document |
| .qxp |
QuarkXPress document |
| .reg |
registry file—Windows file systems |
| .rtf |
rich text format—a form of text formatting |
| .rul |
cc:Mail rule file |
| .sam |
AmiPro file |
| .smi |
system management interrupt—Intel |
| .sty |
LaTeX style file |
| .swp |
Windows swap file |
| .sys |
DOS/Windows system file |
| .tar |
tape archive file—Unix-based compressed file |
| .taz |
.tar file that has been .z compressed |
| .tbl |
Adobe table editor file |
| .tex |
LaTeX file—a form of text formatting |
| .tif |
tagged information format file—an image file |
| .tlb |
MS Office executable file |
| .tmp |
temporary file—Windows applications |
| .ttf |
TrueType font file |
| .txt |
text file, usually plain ASCII |
| .vbx |
Visual Basic file |
| .vxd |
virtual driver file—Windows |
| .wav |
wave sound file |
| .wk1 |
Lotus 123 spreadsheet file |
| .wks |
MS Works file |
| .wmf |
Windows metafile—a graphics file |
| .wpd |
WordPerfect document |
| .wpg |
WordPerfect graphic |
| .wq1 |
Quattro Pro spreadsheet |
| .wri |
MS Write document |
| .ws2 |
WordStart 2 document |
| .xls |
Excel spreadsheet file |
| .xtg |
QuarkXPress document—PC |
| .z |
compressed file from a Unix-based system |
| .zip |
compressed file from WinZip |
| .zoo |
relatively uncommon archive file |
