Many common file types are used nowadays as technology continues to develop. Learn and familiarize with these file types to know what you need to use for every project. Source: https://deftpdf.com/blog/file-types-and-conversions

1. Different file types

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Different devices
There are about 11 common file types used
everyday. These file formats include
JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF; Word files, Excel, text,
HTML, PPT, EPUB and PDF.
They are all commonly used in the office, school and
at home and serve a different purpose for each type.
Each will provide a feature that can fit certain
requirement.

3. Word Files
DOC / DOCX
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4. DOC FILES
Word files are in the file
extension DOC or DOCX.
It can be opened and
edited using word
processors like MS Word,
OpenOffice, LibreOffice,
and Apple Pages.
Word processors are user-
friendly and easy to use,
hence the popularity of Doc
files. It can also contain so
much information in the form
of text, images, tables,
graphs, and charts. You can
even design the layout and
add page formatting if you
need to.
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5. Spreadsheet Files
XLSX / XLX / CSV
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6. XLSX FILES
Spreadsheet files are
known to have extensions
as XLSX, XLX, or CSV. It
is a format used by
applications like Microsoft
Excel, Office
Spreadsheet, OpenOffice
Calc, and LibreOffice
Calc.
Spreadsheet files has the
ability to contain formulas
that automatically compute
numbers. Excel was made
to contain and organize data
that is viewed in columns
and rows like a table. It can
also contain charts and
calendars.
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7. Presentation Files
PPT / PPTX
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8. Presentation FILES
PowerPoint is another file
format introduced by
Microsoft but can also be
opened by other
applications such as
Keynote, WPS
Presentation, and
LibreOffice.
Presentation files and its
programs were made solely
for the purpose of
presentations, therefore it is
automatically makes a
layout in screen size and
can contain eye-catching
data such as text, images,
videos, and audio files.
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9. Hypertext Markup Language
HTML
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10. HTML FILES
HTML is short for
Hypertext Markup
Language. It is a file
format common for those
who own and create web
pages.
HTML is still widely used for
structure and layout of web
pages. With HTML, users
will be able to define
headings, links, paragraphs,
images, lists, forms, and can
even embed JavaScript or
CSS codes
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11. Electronic Books
EPUB
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12. Digital Books
Digital books nowadays
have variety of formats
but the most popular one
is EPUB. It is also known
as Electronic Publication,
eBook, electronic book, or
digital books.
It is used for devices that
supports electronic reading
or digital books, which has
the special feature of
resolving digital reading
dilemmas by adjusting
content according to zoom
adjustments and the width of
the screen
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13. TXT files or notepad files
Text Files
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14. Text Files
Text files are opened with
notepad applications. It
can only contain simple
text content and basic
characters.
Text files are often preferred
for its size – which is really
small. It is used as an
additional information file for
download material, fonts,
applications as instructions
and guide.
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15. Image files
JPEG Files
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16. JPEG Files
JPEG is one of the most
popular image file format
used around the world. It
stands for Joint
Photographic Experts
Group and was named
after its creators.
It presents itself with lossy
compression – meaning the
file can become bigger or
smaller depending on its
compression and shows its
size in its quality. The bigger
the file size, the higher the
resolution.
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17. Image files
PNG Files
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18. PNG Files
Portable Network
Graphihcs is another
image file format but
unlike JPEG, it supports
lossless compression and
it was created as a
developed version of GIF.
PNG is best suited for
designers and users who
need transparency, overlays
and is viewed best for
editing. PNG also supports
grayscale, full-color RBGBA,
and palette-based images.
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19. Image files
BMP Files
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20. BMP Files
“Bitmap” or as we know it
as BMP derives from
programming terms that
means a map of bits and it
is sometimes known as
DIB or Device
Independent Bitmap file
format.
It is independent of the
display device and it is
known for its great quality
per pixel which is suitable
for printing. While it is known
as the best image file
format, it is also large in file
size.
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21. Image files
TIFF Files
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22. TIFF Files
Tag Image File Format,
also known as TIFF or
TIF. It contains raster
graphics images that are
often used by graphic
artists.
It is also popular among
photographers, publishers
and printers. Originally, it
was created for the purpose
of saving scanned images
and was actually used as a
standard but later on was
found to be useful for print
with its high quality.
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23. FILE CONVERSION
How to convert common files to PDF
for free, online.
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While all these formats are convenient and
suitable for various industries, PDF remains the
standard format for viewing and printing. Having
your file in PDF means having your document
ready for viewing in any type of device. PDF
doesn’t need an installed application to be viewed
and has a small file size, hence its portability.
This is why, plenty of users opt to convert their
files into PDF. Fortunately, there’s DeftPDF to help
you convert files into PDF easily and for free.
Here’s a short guide on how to use DeftPDF tools
for conversion.

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• Step one: Go to DeftPDF.com and click “convert”
from the menu.
• Step two: Choose the converter tool according to
your file format. You can choose Word to PDF for
document conversions, EPUB to PDF, PPT to PDF
or JPEG to PDF for image conversions, which
supports TIFF, PNG, and BMP as well.
• Step three: Upload your file and click convert.
Then download your new file in PDF.

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