DOT files: what are they and how do I open them?
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.dot file type #1: Microsoft Word document template (up to Microsoft Word 2003 version)
A dot file extension is used by Microsoft Word, a word processor that is distributed as a part of Microsoft Office. A dot file contains document template (predefined document type and format). A dot file extension is used by Microsoft Word 97 to 2003.
Further details:
The dot file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with the easy-to-use Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, which is part of Microsoft Office.
The dot files are used in Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 for document template files.
The .dot templates are used, when users wants to create several doc documents with same formatting.
The latest versions of Microsoft Office use the Open XML file format and the Word documents are stored in the docx files or in the template docm files.
MIME types:
application/msword
application/dot
application/x-dot
application/doc
application/microsoft_word
application/mswor2c
application/x-msword
zz-application/zz-winassoc-dot
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Microsoft Word
One of the most popular word processor program from Microsoft Office suite
Microsoft Word for Mac
A Mac version of the popular word processing application
.dot file type #2: Bert's Dinosaurs game data
Files with dot file extension can also be found as some of the game files from Bert's Dinosaurs coloring program.
Further details:
The dot file extension is also related to one of the ame files used in the Bert's Dinosaurs coloring program for children, available for Microsoft Windows operating system.
This type of .dot file stores various game data for Bert's Dinosaurs.
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Bert's Dinosaurs
An old painting program for children
.dot file type #3: CorelDRAW lines definition
A dot file extension is related to the CorelDRAW graphics suite and used for its lines definition files.
Further details:
The dot file extension is associated with the CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows operating system developed and sold by the Corel Corporation.
The .dot files contain lines definitions.
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CorelDraw Graphics Suite
A set of applications used by professional graphic designers
.dot file type #4: Graphviz DOT language data
Files with dot file extension can also be found as source codes in graph description language from Graphviz program.
Further details:
The dot file extension is also used for file written in DOT, a plain text graph description language used by Graphviz, a free software tool package for drawing graphs, originally developed by AT&T Labs Research.
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Graphviz
A free source graph visualization software
.dot file type #5: Ribbons Molecular surface data
A dot file extension is associated with the Ribbons. A dot file stores surface data.
Further details:
The dot file extension used by the Ribbons Molecular for surface file.
The dot extension for surface dot files is not required, but is recommended. Dot files consist of 8 required fields.
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Ribbons
A molecular graphics software