Supported File Types
A file type is specified so that the applicable icon appears next to the link for the file (as shown in Figure 4-5. Custom documentation page). The intent is to provide a visual cue, indicating the type of application needed on the client system to view the document.
Note: Specifying a file type does not ensure that the corresponding application is installed on the client—this is the responsibility of the user or the site's IT department.
The case-sensitive file type designators that have corresponding icons include the following file types:
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doc (for Microsoft Word files)
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pdf (for PDF files)
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ppt (for Microsoft PowerPoint files)
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txt (for text files)
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vid (for movie files, such as AVI)
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xls (for Microsoft Excel files)
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zip (for archive files)
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htm (for HTML formatted files)
The htm file type designation is supported only for custom, site-specific documents and its use is limited to the
Custom.xmlfile. Do not specify this document type inLibrary.xmlorCameo.xmlfiles.
If you want to host a file type that is not on this list, specify NONE (in upper case) for the file type.
