Microsoft KB Archive/183507

= WinCE: How to Change the Default File Conversion Format =

Article ID: 183507

Article Last Modified on 11/28/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.1
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.12 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.01 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q183507



SUMMARY
This article describes how to change the default file format used when you convert a file between a Handheld PC (H/PC) and a desktop computer.



MORE INFORMATION
To change the default file format used when you convert a file between an H/PC and a desktop computer, follow these steps:


 * 1) Connect the H/PC to your desktop computer.
 * 2) On the desktop computer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Windows CE Services, and then click Mobile Devices.
 * 3) On the Tools menu, click File Conversion.
 * 4) On the "Device -> Desktop" tab, click the file type you want in the Mobile Device Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.
 * 5) In the Type box, click the file type you want to convert, and then click OK.
 * 6) Repeat steps 4-5 for each file type you want to convert, and then continue to the next step.
 * 7) On the "Desktop -> Device" tab, click the file type you want in the Desktop Computer Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.
 * 8) In the Type box, click the file type you want to convert, and then click OK.
 * 9) Repeat steps 7-8 for each file type you want to convert, and then continue to the next step.
 * 10) Click OK, and then close the Mobile Devices window.

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