To Add a File Type

To add a file type, perform the following steps:

1. Start the File Associations preference tool.

2. Click on the Add File Type button. The Add File Type dialog is displayed.

3. Enter the properties of the file type in the dialog. The following table describes the dialog elements on the Add File Type dialog:

   Dialog Element	Description
   No Icon	Choose an icon to represent the file type. To choose an icon, click on the No Icon button. An icon selector dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, to choose an icon from another directory, click Browse. When you choose an icon, click OK.
   Description	Type a description of the file type.
   MIME type	Enter the MIME type for this type of file.
   Category	Enter the category to which you want the file type to belong in this preference tool. Click on the Choose to choose a category from the Choose a file category dialog.
   Filename extensions	Enter the file extensions to associate with the file type. Enter a file extension in the field on the left side, then press Return. To delete a file extension, select the file extension in the field on the right side, then click on the Remove button.
   Viewer Component	Select the viewer component to use to display files of this type in the file manager.
   Default action	Select the default application to use to open files of this type.
   Program to run	Specify a program to associate with the file type. Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then choose the command to run.  You can also use the Browse button to choose a command to run.
   Run in Terminal	Select this option to run the program in a terminal window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in which to run.

4. Click OK.