What is the difference between .aw and .sixel?
- Extension
- .aw
- .sixel
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Other
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- Description
- The AW file type, standing for Answer Wizard File, is associated primarily with Microsoft Office applications, particularly with Microsoft Word and its integrated help system. AW files are designed to store indexes and data used by the Answer Wizard feature, enabling users to search for and receive help or answers to questions about using Microsoft Office programs. The Answer Wizard offers a more intuitive way for users to find assistance by allowing them to type questions in natural language, after which it searches through its database of AW files to provide relevant help.
- Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
- MIME Type
- application/applixware
- image/vnd.dwg
- Wikipedia
- .sixel on Wikipedia