How to Configure Helper Applications for Windows

To start a program when you open a particular type of file On the View menu, click Options. Click the Programs tab, and then click File Types. If you want to open a new type of file that Internet Explorer doesn't yet recognize, click New Type.

Type a description for the file type, and then specify its content type and extension.

To define a new action for this file type, click New.

Specify the action that you want to define, such as Open or Print, and the program that should complete this action.

Click OK to finish configuring the helper applications.

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