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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 PHOTO-PAINT

Photo Paint btnbacktotop Customizing file associations
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Click Tools Photo Paint onestep Customizing file associations Options.
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In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Filters.
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Click Associate.
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In the Associated file extensions with Corel PHOTO-PAINT list, enable the check box of the file type you want to associate.

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(Windows Vista) Associating a file type with an application adds it to the list of recommended programs for opening this file type. To open a file of an associated file type in Corel PHOTO-PAINT while browsing in Windows Vista, you also need to make Corel PHOTO-PAINT the default program. To do this, click the Start button on the Windows Vista 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 Vista Help.
 
You can reset file associations by clicking Reset.

To break a Corel PHOTO-PAINT file type association

Photo Paint btnbacktotop Customizing file associations
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Click Tools Photo Paint onestep Customizing file associations Options.
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In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Filters.
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Click Associate.
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In the Associated file extensions with Corel PHOTO-PAINT list, disable the check box of the file type you want to associate.

Customizing file associations