Q12. How can I make PC files open in the proper file format on a Mac?

[To open a specific file]

The quickest thing to do is launch Flash > Go to the File menu > Open and in the "List Files of Type:" dropdown menu select "All Files", then you should be able to select your fla file.

If this doesn't work, then you may need to resort to ResEdit.

But to fix this permanently so that it doesn't show the quicktime file everytime you download from fk or any other site follow the next steps.

[To change they system settings to fix the overall problem]

Mac OS 9 and previous

This means when you open a zipped file, no more Quicktime icons for the swf's and no more text icons for the .fla's. I can't stand that.

Go to the Apple Icon (top left) > Control Panel > then either "File Exchange" or "PC Exchange" depending on your Operating System version.

A dialog box should open up. From left to right you should see columns named PC extension, Application, File type, respectively. Click on PC extension column and scroll down till you see the extension "fla". Select it then, hit "Change...".

A new dialog box should then open up. Select for file type SPA, then select Change to change the file type.

Wait... we're not done yet. Now we have to find the extension swf. When you find it, select Change... then select for the file type SWFL.

That's it you're done. I did this for my mac and now when I open any zipped file containing flash files my file manager recognizes the extensions.

There might be a possibility that you won't find fla and swf extensions. That's fine. You can always add them. I'll briefly explain how this is done.

Select the Add button in the File Exchange dialog box. Then a dialog box should open, at the top type in the extensions that are missing. Either fla or swf, whatever. Then scroll down and find the application that corresponds to the extension, then Select. That's it, you're done.

Mac OS X

Select a Fla file, choose "Get Info" from the file menu (apple-i).
Choose "Open with..." from the options.
If Flash is in the list, choose that, otherwise choose the "Other..." option
and then select the Flash in the dialog that appears.
Click the "Change all" button to make the Flash the default application.

Repeat this process, but with a swf file to make that open in the Flash Player instead of Quicktime.

[8minus8, edited/Mac OS X version by SJT]