How to Open an EMZ File on PC or Mac

Last Updated: September 1, 2022

Opening in MS Office

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Converting with 7-Zip

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Converting with XnView

This wikiHow teaches you how to open EMZ files on PC or Mac. Since EMZ files are naturally a Microsoft file, you can use any Microsoft software program to open them, like Word or PowerPoint. While options to open EMZ files on Mac are limited, there is a program that is available for all operating systems, called XnView. You can also use 7-Zip to convert the file to a popular file format like PNG on a Windows PC.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Opening in MS Office

1
Open an MS Office program like Word or PowerPoint.
- You can find this in either your Start Menu
  or Finder
  .
2
Open a blank/new document.

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3
Click Insert. A drop-down menu will appear.
4
Click Image. Your file browser will load.
5
Navigate to your EMZ file.
6
Double-click to open the file.
- The EMZ file will be added into the document as an image. You cannot edit it.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Converting with 7-Zip

1
Navigate to https://www.7-zip.org/.
2
Click to download either the 32-bit X84 or 64-bit x64 file. A pop-up box will appear for the download location.
3
Click Save. The installer will save in the location you picked in the previous step, which is most likely the Downloads folder.
4
Click the 7-Zip Installer to launch it.
- Click Allow changes if prompted.
5
Click Install. You will see a progress bar as the installation progresses.
6
Click Close.
7
Open 7-Zip File Manager. You can find this in your Start Menu.
8
Navigate to the EMZ file. This program works just like the native file manager on your computer.
9
Click your EMZ file. It will highlight in blue.
10
Click the extract button. This is at the top of the window and looks like a blue minus button. A window will pop up with options such as extraction location.
11
Click Ok. The files inside the EMZ file will extract into the location you specified in the previous step.
- The files contained in the EMZ file are now convertible to a PNG file format. You can do this by repeating steps 8-11, but selecting convert instead of extract.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Converting with XnView

1
Go to XnView MP 0.93.1 in a web browser.
- Click Download & Purchase if you are not already at that area of the website.
- You will see a link to purchase a license (if you're a company intending to use this software) and a link to donate via PayPal. Below that are options to download XnView for both Mac and Windows.
2
Click the link for the installer you need, Mac or Windows. Your file browser will pop up for the download location and file name.
3
Click Save. The installer file will save in the location you picked in the previous step, which is most likely the Downloads folder.
4
Click the XnViewMP Installer to launch it.
5
Follow the Installer Setup Wizard. It will lead you through setting up and installing XnView.
- Read any and all agreements before clicking I agree.
6
Click Install. You will see a progress bar as the installation progresses.
7
Open XNViewMP.
- You can find this in either the Start Menu
  or in Finder
  . The program will open in Browse Mode.
8
Click File. This is in the top ribbon and a menu will drop down.
9
Click Open. Your file browser will open.
10
Navigate to your EMZ file.
11
Double-click on your EMZ file to open it.
- You can view your file, but not edit it.
12
Click Tools. This is in the top ribbon and a menu will drop down.
13
Click Batch Convert. The Batch Convert menu will open to the Output tab.
- You can add files to the conversion by clicking the Input tab and pressing Add.
14
Change the file format from the drop-down list. This is on the right-hand side under the header Format.
- You can alter any settings here.
15
Click Convert.
- Your files will save in the converted format in the location selected. This defaults to the same location your files originally came from.