Expansion of cdr - from where 'ears grow'

The guest of our today's review is an extension of cdr, than to open it - a topic that we need to uncover. For users who are accustomed to working with standard Microsoft Office files, this "flight visitor" can bring some trouble. At first (until there is a program working with this type of files), many users open this file with standard office tools, fail. Our UFO task called "cdr extension" is made understandable and accessible for viewing and editing. And, believe me, this is quite possible for us.

I suggest first to determine what is hidden under these mysterious letters. There are not really many options. The extension cdr is used when creating vector graphics. This is a proprietary format that Corel uses in its applications. The most likely program-creator of these files is CorelDRAW.

The peculiarity of this format is not very high compatibility with third-party software. In other words, a very small number of programs are able to open this type of files.

Who are these "wizards" who can overpower the extension cdr? First of all, this is a program from the Canadian company Corel (Corel) - an application developer called CorelDRAW. This is a fairly common program for creating, editing, and editing graphic objects. Logically, this is the most correct approach - software from the creator of the cdr format uniquely knows how to work with it.

If before us there is no need to edit the extension cdr - you can view it by another program from Korel. It is called Corel Paint Shop Pro (Corel Paint Shop Pro). After installing this application on your PC, you will have to open the cdr file.

Information that will be useful for lovers of working in CorelDRAW: Corel's developers recommend saving their files for the ninth or earlier versions of CorelDRAW. This will make it easier to view or collaborate on the project.

We identified two "wizards". What else can I use to know how to open a cdr file? There are several third-party developers whose software can open these files.

One of them is ACD Systems Canvas. Manufacturers of this software promise that it will be able to "overpower" the extension cdr. The only "BUT" - this file should be created in CorelDRAW no higher than version 8. Experimentally, one can verify the validity of this assertion. This should be done at least because, unlike Corel products, ACD Systems Canvas is a free software product.

Another applicant, able to open the extension cdr, is called Adobe Illustrator. This is probably the most successful choice for creating and processing vector images. The Illustrator version 9.0 can open the cdr extension with one caveat: it must be cdr 10 or earlier. Given the cost of the licensed software Adobe Illustrator, the option "set to see, open or not" looks literally golden.

If we consider the extension cdr as a vector graphics file, you can convert it to another, more common, format using special applications (converters) or on-line services.

If you are not engaged in design and are far from the printing business, there is another option (and this is not the worst case): ask a comrade who "made you happy" with his masterpiece, send it in another format that can be opened by standard OS or Microsoft Office tools . This will save you from having to fool yourself into installing a complex and expensive software for a one-time preview of the draft project.

There is also a possibility that the cdr extension you need to open can be an audio file. Audio files in cdr format are saved after copying the contents of the CD to the hard disk. They can be opened using Apple iTunes or any other player for audio playback. It can be converted into a more familiar audio format by almost any audio converter (program for converting audio files).

"Magicians" who can open cdr, we looked at. Now there is only one thing left: to find a file with the extension cdr and apply your knowledge in practice. Good luck!