Name

Readable in Browser / File Type

.htm or .html

hyper-text mark-

up language

YES, html format allows web pages to be seen

.txt

Text only

YES, any word processing document without formatting. Also known as ASCII

.doc

document

NO, will open only if application is already on computer. Could be MS Word document.

.ppt

PowerPoint

NO, will open only if application is already on computer.

.gif

Graphical interchange format

YES, standard graphical format for the web.

.jpg

Joint Photographic Experts Group

YES, this graphic format is especially good with photos and millions of colors.

.png

Portable Network Graphics format

YES, PNG is a new graphical image that is only supported by the newest browsers

.avi

Microsoft's video for Windows file format

NO, will open only if application is already on computer.

.wav

Microsoft's audio format

NO, will open only if application is already on computer.