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684 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
Customizing file associations
You can associate a number of different file types with Corel applications. When you double-click a file you have associated with an
application, the application starts and the file opens. When you no longer need a file type association, you can break it.
To associate a file type with Corel DESIGNER
1
Click Tools Options.
2 In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Filters.
3 Click Associate.
4 In the Associated file extensions with Corel DESIGNER list, enable the check box of the file type you want to associate.
Associating a file type with an application adds the application to the list of recommended programs for opening this file type. To
open a file of an associated file type in Corel DESIGNER while browsing in Windows, you also need to make Corel DESIGNER the
default program. To do this, click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, and then click Default programs. Next, click Associate
a file type or protocol with a program. For detailed instructions about how to change the default program for a file type, see the
Windows Help.
You can reset file associations by clicking Reset.
To break a Corel DESIGNER file type association
1
Click Tools Options.
2 In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Filters.
3 Click Associate.
4 In the Associated file extensions with Corel DESIGNER list, disable the check box of the file type association you want break.
You can reset file associations by clicking Reset.
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