Opening WIZ Files

The WIZ file type is primarily associated with Word.

WIZ	File extension: WIZ
	File type:	wizard

What is a WIZ file

WIZ files mostly belong to Word by Microsoft. A WIZ file is a wizard containing a macro, template, or project setup steps used by Office products such as Word and Publisher. A wizard is an executable that allows a user to interactively create a document or setup a document's properties by filling out one or more fields in a form/dialog. It also guides users through a multi-step process for completing complex (and repetitive) tasks.

How do you open WIZ files?

You need a suitable software like Word to open a WIZ file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your WIZ file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a WIZ file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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WIZ file format:

The file format determines how the data is stored in the file. The file format can be determined based on the file extension and the signature (the first few characters of a file). File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. Exact knowledge of the format is therefore important in order to solve problems occurring in files. Below you will find our evaluation of the WIZ files:

The WIZ file extension is not widely used. Such a file mainly uses a defined WIZ format. The two most common formats are as follows:

• 85% of all WIZ files are based on the Microsoft Compound File format, known also as OLE2 Compound Document format or Composite Document File format. This file format is used by previous Microsoft Office programs and other Windows programs and stores the data in complex containers and sections. The file signature of compound files is defined as D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1, so the first character of a file looks like "DOCFILE". Each WIZ file has an application name, which is Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Word or WPS Office_11.1.0.13703_F1E327BC-269C-435d-A152-05C5408002CA. The unique Windows component object identifier is 00020906-0000-0000-c000-000000000046. The file contains several sections which are named like DocumentSummaryInformation, SummaryInformation, WordDocument, CompObj, 1Table and Data. Most of these files are 27 KB to 830 KB in size. The file type was created 20 years ago but is still used today. These files are attributed to itss, exam, entrance, sailors, syllabus, wizard, instructions and joining.
• 4% of all WIZ files use the ZIP algorithm, the WIZ file contains a number of compressed files. Tip: If you rename the file ending to .zip and then double-click it, you see the included files and images. WIZ files are between 1 KB and 1 MB in size.

The remaining 11% of all WIZ files are different files with different signatures. They are often associated with officers, questions, calendar, resume, excel or itsc. If you want to find out which format your WIZ file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .wiz file to analyze".