User Guide

Appendices
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For Microsoft Windows Vista
To set file association options in ACDSee:
1. Click Tools | File Associations | Set File Associations.
2. Select one of the following options:
x All image file types - sets ACDSee as the default application to open all image file
types.
x Image file types not currently associated with ACDSee or another program -
retains any file types already associated with ACDSee and adds any file types that
are not yet associated with a program.
x Choose the image file types myself - opens a dialog where you can select the
files you want to associate with ACDSee.
3. Click OK.
To register new file extensions with Microsoft Windows Vista:
When you add a plug-in to ACDSee that allows it to recognize and use new file types, you need
to register the new file formats with the operating system as being used by ACDSee. You can
then use the same dialog to associate these files with ACDSee.
1. Click Tools | File Associations | Register New File Formats.
2. To only register the new file formats in the list, click OK.
3. To associate the new file formats with ACDSee so that it opens these file formats in the
future, check each file type by clicking in the white square.
4. Click OK to register and/or associate the new files.
You can change file associations directly in Microsoft Windows Vista by going to your
desktop and clicking Start | Default Programs.