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Files in old Formats How to read them on a new PC

If you have bought a new computer you may find that files in old formats will not run on the new system

One answer is if you still have the old computer around, open the files in their native programs on the old system, and try to export the data into plain text or, for spreadsheets, into a format called comma‐separated values.

Those types of files can often be imported back into word‐processing or spreadsheet programs on newer computers.

If you no longer have the old computer, there exists software programs which converts files between formats.

DataViz makes file‐conversion programs for both Windows and Macintosh systems.

At www.dataviz.com, you can find the Conversions Plus program that translates many file formats for Windows,

A list of the file types each program can convert is posted on the productʹs Web page.

If you are trying to open image files, there are also several freeware and shareware options are available. XnView (www.xnview.com), a freeware program for Windows,

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