Clip2002: Clip Organizer Cannot Read Design Gallery CIL Files (297224)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Clip Organizer 2002

This article was previously published under Q297224

SYMPTOMS

When you are prompted to select a program to open a downloaded Clip Gallery Package file (CIL) from the Microsoft Office Online Clip Art Web site and you select Clip Organizer, a new instance of Clip Organizer runs. It behaves as though it is reading the file, but nothing happens.

CAUSE

Clip Gallery Package files were designed to work with Clip Gallery versions 3, 4, and 5. Clip Organizer 2002 does not read CIL files. Clip Organizer 2002 reads a new format: Media Package Files (MPF).

RESOLUTION

Download files from the Microsoft Office Online Clip Art Web site in the MPF format. You can set the Microsoft Office Online Clip Art Web site to default to the MPF format. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
  2. Find the file that you want to download, and then add it to the Basket.
  3. Click Download item.
  4. Click Download Now, and then download the file.
Note If you use Office XP with Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, click import to Clip Organizer 2002 or a later version when you download a clip.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about downloading clips from the web, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

263283 CG5: How to Download and Run Clip Gallery CIL Files from the Web

160475 CG3: How to Download and Run Clip Gallery CIL Files from the Web


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
Keywords:kbdownload kbdownload kbprb KB297224