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This is a new section of the manual, and is devoted to tips and techniques for using OpenUsing efficiently and powerfully. If you have a tip that you would like to share with other OpenUsing users, please email me!

The best tips will be added to this page, along with the name of the contributor.

Finder Tips

• Set the view for the OpenUsing Folder to "as list", and sort by name. This view matches the plugins loading order.
• You really only need to display the name and kind columns (from "View Options...").
• If you use the extended type list feature, include the comments column!

Performance Tips

• Remember, the more items you place in the OpenUsing Folder, the longer it takes to load.
• Don't skimp on your disk cache (as setup in the Memory control panel).
• Use type sensitive configuration to reduce the number of items scanned.

File Exchange

Do you know about the File Exchange control panel that is part of standard MacOS? It allows you to specify settings for :

• PC Exchange - mapping file name suffixes to Macintosh file type and creator codes
• File Translation - opening Macintosh files that were created by applications that you don't have.

I recommend setting up File Exchange as required before turning to OpenUsing. Use OpenUsing to augment File Exchange, not to replace it.