SXW
SXW files have been created with StarOffice Writer, the predecessor of OpenOffice Writer. These are thus text files, similar to those of Microsoft Word. However, .sxw files can not be opened with Microsoft Word – and unfortunately no longer with current OpenOffice versions – so they should be converted into .doc beforehand. If the .sxw […]
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The ai file extension is used by Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editor. As a proprietary file format, the ai (Adobe Illustrator Artwork) format is maintained by Adobe Systems. However, it is based on the non-proprietary eps and pdf formats (ai files may be saved with the option of either pdf or postscript compatibility). As […]
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A cr2 file is an image saved in Canon’s proprietary cr2 format. It is used by many Canon digital cameras. A cr2 file contains exactly what was captured by the camera, without any compression or processing. This is what is known as a raw format. Most digital cameras export images in a more common format, […]
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A pages file is a word processing document created by Pages, the free word processor supplied with Apple computers as part of the iWork office suite. If your document has a filename ending in .pages, it is a pages file. Apple (Mac) desktop and laptop computers can open pages files, and so can an iPad […]
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An odt file is a word processor document saved in the Open Document format. Open Document files are designed to be opened, shared, and edited on different operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. They will work with a large number of commercial and free word processing software and office suites, as well as online […]
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