Smart and fast Windows8 how to choose the file open method

Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Windows 8, not only has a cool interface, multi-touch, etc. Its excellent cross-platform features fully support desktops, all-in-one desktops and other mobile devices such as ultrabooks and tablets. The equipment, and the application store that comes with the Win8 system, provides a very rich application. These rich Win8 interface applications and the new features and functions of the Win8 system add more convenience and happiness to our lives. Today, let's take a look at the setting optimization of the "File Open Method" in the Win8 system.

The so-called "file open method" is not unfamiliar to everyone, that is, in the system, select the corresponding program for the target file format to run or open the view. For example, we use a photo application to open an image file, and Excel to open a form file. What should Windows 8 do if it encounters a file format that cannot be confirmed by the system? In previous versions of Windows, we could first search for the file extension in the search engine to understand the file format, then find the application that can open the format, and finally download the application corresponding to the installation. Windows 8 provides an easier and more straightforward way to combine the app store to complete this series of steps more quickly, making it easy to open files in unfamiliar formats.

Win8 File Explorer makes it easy to view file suffixes

First, we open the file manager optimized by Win8 system. The Ribbon interface toolbar will use the functions commonly used by users. The way the icons are displayed is not hidden in the drop-down menu as before. Whether it is a mouse or keyboard user or a touch screen user, it is more intuitive and convenient to perform various operations on different types of files, folders, partitions and computers. . If we want to view the file extension in Win8, simply select the “View” tab and check the “file extension”

Win8 open file new interface

We know that Windows 8 system provides the "Reader" application by default, you can open the pdf file directly. If we choose a pdf file, click the right mouse button and you will see the prompt in the figure below, asking how to open this file, prompting the current system to use the reader application to open the file.

Of course, we can also open the “open” option in the <;Home" tab of the File Explorer and click the drop-down arrow to see the current file. Open the app recommendation. We can click on the "Reader" icon here to open the reader and view the details of the selected pdf file.

Win8 quick modification setting file default opening method

If we want to select other file opening methods, you can select "Default" in the above interface. ”. Or right click on the target file in the File Explorer and select “Open with — select the default program” from the right-click menu.

Next Win8 will pop up the following prompt window, listing all installed applications that can open the target file format. For example, for jpg images, you can have photos, Windows photo viewer, Drawing, microblogging, etc. Click on “More Options" to see more comprehensive and relevant applications, such as Windows Media Player and more. If we're not happy with these apps, you can click “Find apps in the app store”.

The Win8 system will open the app store directly and automatically find apps that support the jpg image format. Soon we can get the search results, we just need to pick the application we need to install and use. Never go to the search engine to find the file format before searching for the relevant application. Win8 direct one-stop service, simple and fast.

If we know the extension of the target file and have installed an application that can open the file on the Win8 computer, you can select "On this computer" in the previous interface. View other apps on ”.

The Win8 system will directly open the program installation folder of the file explorer, so that we can select the corresponding application from it.

Example: Looking for an application to open a rar archive in Win8

For example, we now have a .rar archive, which is not installed by default in the system. The application, when we double-click the file, will see the following prompt. The prompt will give the file's suffix name and prompt “find the app in the app store> and “more options”. This user-friendly modification allows us to understand the format of the file at a glance when we encounter an unknown file that cannot be opened even if we do not check the file extension option.

Select the first option "Find apps in the app store", and the app store will automatically search for all apps that support rar files. Soon we can see that the file format is supported. All of the applications.

For example, we choose Metro Commander, enter the specific application interface, view related information and comments, confirm the choice to use this application, click “Install & rdquo; button to download and install the application.

Above, we introduced the optimization of the selection and setting of different file formats for Win8 system. With the seamless integration of Win8's file resource manager and application store, We don't need to search the file format and related applications frequently, we can find the corresponding application open file more directly and quickly.