An ans file extension is related to the Microsoft Word word processor distributed as a part of Microsoft Office.

There are 3 other file types using
the ANS file extension!

empty icon.ans - ANSI text (ANSI Art)

empty icon.ans - HotDocs answer file

empty icon.ans - ANSYS model data

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Software that open ans file

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ANS file extension - Microsoft Word text and layout data

What is ans file? How to open ans files?

File type specification:

Document file type icon Document file type

ans file icon: ans filetype icon

The ans file extension was also used in some previous version of Microsoft Word for text and layout files.

Microsoft Word is 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.

This ans file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

The default software associated to open ans file:

Microsoft Word icon

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Word  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

A popular word processor that started with Word for MS-DOS in 1983 and for year is now a core application of Microsoft Office suite. Microsoft Word offers powerful word processing and text editor features that allow users to easy create high quality documents.

Almost every, if not every, computer user knows .doc and .docx Word documents.

Microsoft Office icon

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Office  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office is popular productivity suite for Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Office contains a set of applications and services used to work with documents (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint), databases (Microsoft Access) etc..

Microsoft Office can be also used to manage e-mail accounts, tasks, calendars and contacts (Microsoft Outlook). 

Help how to open:

Use Microsoft Word to open *.ans text and layout files.

How to convert:

Probably cannot be converted to other formats.

Find conversions from ans file:

ans to doc

List of software applications associated to the .ans file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ans file, edit ans file, convert ans file, view ans file, play ans file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting ans files.

Software that open ans file - Microsoft Word text and layout data

Programs supporting the exension ans on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open ans file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with ans file by default:
Microsoft Word small icon Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office small icon Microsoft Office

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