using word to open file extension

[john]

by default all my dat files are opening with an old
wordperfect pgm i want to delete

how can i get word to be default for dat
not in file extensions list
opened some and saved in word reverted to wp
thanks

 

[PTT, Inc.]

Try opening it in WordPerfect and doing a File, Save As to either WPD or
some other text format that Word can open.

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

by default all my dat files are opening with an old
wordperfect pgm i want to delete

how can i get word to be default for dat
not in file extensions list
opened some and saved in word reverted to wp
thanks

See response to your first post.


Mike Williams - Office MVP http://www.mvps.org/faq/

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[Jezebel]

Open Windows Explorer. Go to Tools > Folder Options. Select the File Types
tab. Scroll down the list to find DAT files. Select and click Change. Select
Word as the application.

 

[john]

thanks i tried .dat not in list of file types dat files
appear to be different i learned from google search