default file

The type of file format that the current data will be saved to if no other file type is selected. For example, in a graphics program, the default file might be a JPEG or GIF. In Microsoft Word, the default file type is either a DOC or DOCX file. See default and extension.

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Moreover, users can now change the default file format to ODF.The news has won Microsoft words of praise from IBM and OpenOffice.org spokesperson, John Mcreesh who commented, "The whole purpose of having an open standard is to give people freedom of choice.

Microsoft to support popular formats

"The newly approved ISO/IEC 26300, Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0, has been designed to be used as a default file format for office applications with no increase in file size or loss of data integrity," said an ISO/IEC statement.

ODF gains standard status

All disk imaging products support the Windows file systems -- File Allocation Table (FAT) 16, FAT 32, and NT File System (NTFS)--and some provided limited support for Linux file systems Ext2, Ext3 and Linux Swap, but today only Acronis supports ReiserFS, the default file system used by SuSE Linux.

Disk imaging in Windows: increases user productivity and permits broader range of backup devices. (Storage Networking)

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