File extension PSW
| File type | Microsoft Pocket Word Document Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a PSW file?
PSW file extension is used by Microsoft Word mobile word processor available for Pocket PC computers. Today, PSW are rarely seen as Windows Mobile devices are considered a niche market.
PSW file are somewhat similar to DOC files and can be exported into this format. Besides text, PSW files can store images, tables, and various formatting features such as styles, fonts, headers, etc.
Program(s) that can open the .PSW file
Mac OS
Linux
How to open PSW files
If you cannot open the PSW 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 PSW 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 PSW file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PSW format files
The inability to open and operate the PSW 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 Microsoft Pocket Word Document Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PSW file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PSW file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PSW from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PSW format
- The PSW 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 PSW file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PSW file are out of date.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 PSW file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PSW file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PSW file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
can be converted to:
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PSW) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PSW 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 PSW 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. PSW) 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.