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Microsoft Word document template (up to Microsoft Word 2003 version)
File type: Document file, Microsoft Office file
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.
Found 5 different file type records with the same dot filename suffix.
What is dot file?
File type category:
Document file
Microsoft Office file
Date updated: January 3, 2025
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
How to open dot file?
Use Microsoft Word to open *.dot files.
How to convert dot file?
After you have opened *.dot template in Word, you can save it to another supported file format (DOC by default).
Suggested software to open dot file:
Associated software actions with the dot file
Software applications that can open dot files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Microsoft Word for Android (Google Android)
Software applications that can edit dot files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving dot files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Programs for viewing dot files:
Microsoft Word for iOS (Apple iOS)
Microsoft Office Mobile for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that create dot files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Software apps that convert dot files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print dot files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
IBM Lotus Symphony (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KWord (Linux/Unix)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Microsoft Word for iOS (Apple iOS)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving dot files:
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Office for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Office 365 (Multiplatform)
Bert's Dinosaurs game data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: April 3, 2019
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.
How to open dot file?
You probably cannot access this particular *.dot file manually, it is loaded automatically by the program.
How to convert dot file?
This type of *.dot files cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open dot file:
Associated software actions with the dot file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving dot files:
Bert's Dinosaurs (Microsoft MS-DOS)
CorelDRAW lines definition
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: December 11, 2024
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.
How to open dot file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert dot file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open dot file:
Associated software actions with the dot file
Software apps that manage settings for dot files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Graphviz DOT language data
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
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.
How to open dot file?
You can generally open these files in any text editor.
How to convert dot file?
We do not know about particular conversion for this source file, but you can work with it like with any other text file.
Suggested software to open dot file:
Associated software actions with the dot file
Software applications that can open dot files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Graphviz (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that can edit dot files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Graphviz (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software capable of saving dot files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Graphviz (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create dot files:
Graphviz (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving dot files:
Graphviz (Microsoft Windows)
Ribbons Molecular surface data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 20, 2018
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.
Suggested software to open dot file:
Associated software actions with the dot file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving dot files:
Ribbons (Microsoft Windows)