Changing the supported file extensions

The TextChart plug-in for Analyst's Notebook supports processing documents in a wide range of formats including plain text, PDF, and those that productivity applications generate. It uses file extensions to filter the documents that it presents for import, and you can change the configuration to display more or different files.

TextChart stores its list of file extensions in the file at C:\ProgramData\TextChart\conf\filetypes.properties. If an extension appears in this file, then documents with that extension appear in the Document View. By default, TextChart presents documents with the following extensions:

txt
rtf
pdf
doc
docx
pptx

The default filetypes.properties file also specifies that TextChart should present files that have no extension for import.

If your organization uses extensions that are not in the default list, you must add them to it. For example, you might have older Microsoft Powerpoint files with the .ppt extension, or plain text files that use a custom extension.

After you make changes to the list of supported file extensions, reinitialize the TextChart plug-in by closing and reopening the Analyst's Notebook application.