What is the difference between .dot and .htm?
- Extension
- .dot
- .htm
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Document
- Developer
- Developer
- Microsoft
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Description
- The dot file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a popular word processing software developed by Microsoft. Specifically, a dot file is a Word Document Template, which serves as a blueprint for creating multiple documents with a similar format, layout, and structure. These templates can include predefined styles, formatting, text, and even images that can be used to create new documents with a consistent look and feel, saving time and ensuring uniformity across documents for personal, educational, or business purposes.
- Commonly used by web browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer to show format text and images in an HTML web page. In plain text format, they contain markup code.
- MIME Type
- application/msword
- text/html
- Sample
- sample.dot
- sample.htm
- Wikipedia
- .dot on Wikipedia
- .htm on Wikipedia