File extension FLW
| File type | Freelance Flowchart |
| Developer | IBM |
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What is a FLW file?
FLW files are associated with Freelance Graphics, a software tool included with IBM Lotus office productivity software suite. Freelance Graphics is available for Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, and OS/2 systems. FLW files store information describing contents of presentations created with IBM Freelance Graphics.
The last stable version of Freelance Graphics was released in 2002 and its target market was mainly business sectors. Freelance Graphics debuted in 1986 and is considered obsolete by today’s standards, while FLW format was displaced by the popular PPT format.
Program(s) that can open the .FLW file
Windows
How to open FLW files
If you cannot open the FLW file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports FLW among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the FLW file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the FLW format files
The inability to open and operate the FLW file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Freelance Flowchart file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a FLW file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the FLW file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the FLW from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the FLW format
- The FLW file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the FLW file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a FLW file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the FLW file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the FLW file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the FLW file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.FLW) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected FLW file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the FLW file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. FLW) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.