SoftMaker Office installation can change default file association and default save file formats. You can assign SoftMaker Office TextMaker to Microsoft .DOC, .DOCX and .RTF, SoftMaker Office PlanMaker to .XLS, .XLSX, and SoftMaker Office Presentation to .PPT, .PPTX. This will allow you to double-click files in Windows Explorer and they will launch in the appropriate SoftMaker Office application. Read below to see how this works.
Change default file association and save formats
The SoftMaker Office Install allows you configure file association and default save formats. Simply pick “Associate Microsoft Office files (.DOCX, .XLSX, .PPTX, etc.) with SoftMaker Office” under File types (see screenshot below). If your SoftMaker Office is already installed, do the following to enable SoftMaker Office open/save access to .DOCX/.RTF/.XLSX/.PPTX files:
- Launch the TextMaker.
- Go to menu File, then Options on toolbar.
- Click on System.
- Click on Associate file types… button and you will be directed to Settings of Default App.
- Follow your operating system help to set your file associations.
See SoftMaker Office icons in Windows Explorer
You will now be able to double-click Microsoft Office files from Windows Explorer and the appropriate SoftMaker Office application will be launched.
Learn more and download trial of SoftMaker Office here.
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February 3rd, 2019 at 10:36 am
Hi
I see on your website that the default file extension for textmaker is .docx my version is still defaulting save to .tmdx is there a way I can change .tmdx to .docx as the default
Many thanks
February 3rd, 2019 at 12:13 pm
Run TextMaker and then go to menu File, then Options and click on tab called Files. You will be able to set default file format here. SoftMaker Office 2018 by default should use .docx. If you have older version get your upgrade at:http://www.binarynow.com/store/