Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual page 74

Choose the file type most common l y used by the appl ication. After l i n k i n g the
appl i cation with the document type, the l inked appl ication automatical l y opens
when you open the document.
Note: You must pay particular attention to assigning correct default directories
and parameters to an application when linking a document type to an
application. This is especially true when you open the application ji'om its icon
on the desktop . Refer to the application ' s documentation for detailed information
on correct default directories and parameters.
To use Install Appl ication to l i n k an appl ication to a data fi l e type, fol low these
steps:
1 .
D i sp l ay the w i ndow containing the application you w i sh to l i n k to a document type.
H ig h l i g h t the desired appl ication . Se lect
menu. The name of the selected appl ication appears i n the Install Application d ialog
box.
Note: You can select more than one application at once for this operation .
Highlight all the applications you wish to install, then open the Install
Application dialog hox. Ajter completing the operation on the first selected
application. the name of the second selected appli
Install Application dialof{ hox.
2.
Press [Tab] to move the t e x t i n sertion cursor to the Document type l i ne. Type in t h e
t h ree c h aracter f i l e e x te n s i o n o f t h e f i l e t y p e y o u w i s h t o l i n k t o t h e d i s p l a y e d
appl ication.
3.
Select the appropriate Application type.
4.
Choose a Default Directory and Parameter.
5. I nstal l
Select to enter the selected settings.
Part If: Using the Desktop
I nsta l l A p p l ication
cation appears in the
,
A Gu ided Tou r of the Desktop
from the Options
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