MDI File Complications
Troubles Opening MDI Files
Microsoft Office Isn't There
You encounter an error message such as "%%os%% Can't Open MDI Files" when trying to open your MDI. If so, it typically means that you don't have Microsoft Office installed for %%os%%. The OS won't know what to do with your MDI file, so double-clicking to load the file doesn't work.
Tip: Another MDI-related program can be selected to open the file by clicking "Show Apps" and finding the application.
Microsoft Office is Out-of-Date
In other instances, your Microsoft Document Imaging File file version may not be supported by your version of Microsoft Office. Visit the Microsoft Corporation website to download (or purchase) the latest version of Microsoft Office. This issue mainly occurs when your Microsoft Document Imaging File file was created by a newer version of Microsoft Office than you have on your PC.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a clue about the version of MDI file you have by right clicking on the file, then clicking on "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac OSX).
Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening MDI files are due to having the wrong version of Microsoft Office installed.
Associated Difficulties Loading MDI Files
Although you might already have Microsoft Office or another MDI-associated software installed on your computer, you can still encounter problems opening Microsoft Document Imaging File files. There can be external issues inside of %%os%% that are causing these errors when opening MDIs. Problems unrelated to software:
- Invalid MDI file references in the Windows Registry (the "phonebook" of the Windows Operating System)
- Mistaken removal of the Windows registry MDI description
- Microsoft Office or another MDI application experienced a flawed installation
- The MDI itself is corrupted
- The MDI is infected with a virus
- Device drivers for MDI-related hardware are out-of-date
- Too many applications are open on your PC to load your Microsoft Document Imaging File file successfully
Quiz: Which file extension is a type of raster image?
That's Correct!
TIFF files, or Tagged Image File Format, is a considered a raster image file. They are very popular with the publishing industry because of their ability to be compressed using lossless compression (maintaining high quality).
Close, but not quite...
TIFF files, or Tagged Image File Format, is a considered a raster image file. They are very popular with the publishing industry because of their ability to be compressed using lossless compression (maintaining high quality).