CIL File Extension

What is CIL file?

Full format name of files that use CIL extension is Clip Gallery Packaged Format. Clip Gallery Packaged Format format was developed by Microsoft. CIL file format is compatible with software that can be installed on Mac OS, Windows system platform. Files with CIL extension are categorized as Vector Image Files files. The Vector Image Files subset comprises 138 various file formats. Microsoft Clip Gallery supports CIL files and is the most frequently used program to handle such files, yet 2 other tools may also be used.

Programs which support CIL file extension

The following list contains programs grouped by 2 operating systems that support CIL files. Files with CIL suffix can be copied to any mobile device or system platform, but it may not be possible to open them properly on target system.

How to open file with CIL extension?

Problems with accessing CIL may be due to various reasons. Fortunately, most common problems with CIL files can be solved without in-depth IT knowledge, and most importantly, in a matter of minutes. The following is a list of guidelines that will help you identify and solve file-related problems.

Step 1. Install Microsoft Clip Gallery software

The most common reason for such problems is the lack of proper applications that supports CIL files installed on the system. The most obvious solution is to download and install Microsoft Clip Gallery or one to the listed programs: Microsoft Office. The full list of programs grouped by operating systems can be found above. If you want to download Microsoft Clip Gallery installer in the most secured manner, we suggest you visit website and download from their official repositories.

Step 2. Verify the you have the latest version of Microsoft Clip Gallery

If you already have Microsoft Clip Gallery installed on your systems and CIL files are still not opened properly, check if you have the latest version of the software. It may also happen that software creators by updating their applications add compatibility with other, newer file formats. The reason that Microsoft Clip Gallery cannot handle files with CIL may be that the software is outdated. All of the file formats that were handled just fine by the previous versions of given program should be also possible to open using Microsoft Clip Gallery.

Step 3. Associate Clip Gallery Packaged Format files with Microsoft Clip Gallery

After installing Microsoft Clip Gallery (the most recent version) make sure that it is set as the default application to open CIL files. The method is quite simple and varies little across operating systems.

Change the default application in Windows

• Choose the Open with entry from the file menu accessed by right-mouse clicking on the CIL file
• Next, select the Choose another app option and then using More apps open the list of available applications
• The last step is to select Look for another app on this PC option supply the directory path to the folder where Microsoft Clip Gallery is installed. Now all that is left is to confirm your choice by selecting Always use this app to open CIL files and clicking OK.

Change the default application in Mac OS

• By clicking right mouse button on the selected CIL file open the file menu and choose Information
• Open the Open with section by clicking its name
• Select the appropriate software and save your settings by clicking Change all
• If you followed the previous steps a message should appear: This change will be applied to all files with CIL extension. Next, click the Continue button to finalize the process.

Step 4. Check the CIL for errors

Should the problem still occur after following steps 1-3, check if the CIL file is valid. It is probable that the file is corrupted and thus cannot be accessed.

1. Check the CIL file for viruses or malware

Should it happed that the CIL is infected with a virus, this may be that cause that prevents you from accessing it. Immediately scan the file using an antivirus tool or scan the whole system to ensure the whole system is safe. If the CIL file is indeed infected follow the instructions below.

2. Check whether the file is corrupted or damaged

If the CIL file was sent to you by someone else, ask this person to resend the file to you. It is possible that the file has not been properly copied to a data storage and is incomplete and therefore cannot be opened. When downloading the file with CIL extension from the internet an error may occurred resulting in incomplete file. Try downloading the file again.

3. Check if the user that you are logged as has administrative privileges.

Some files require elevated access rights to open them. Log in using an administrative account and see If this solves the problem.

4. Check whether your system can handle Microsoft Clip Gallery

If the systems has insufficient resources to open CIL files, try closing all currently running applications and try again.

5. Ensure that you have the latest drivers and system updates and patches installed

Up-to-date system and drivers not only makes your computer more secure, but also may solve problems with Clip Gallery Packaged Format file. It may be the case that the CIL files work properly with updated software that addresses some system bugs.

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