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

 Last reviewed: February 27, 1998
Article ID: Q160475
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Clip Gallery for Windows 95, version 3.0
  • Microsoft Publisher 97
  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

If you download a clip from the Clip Gallery Live site on the World Wide Web, it is downloaded as a .cil (Clip Gallery Package) file.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have Internet access, you can connect to a special site on the World Wide Web directly from Microsoft Clip Gallery. This site contains additional clip art that you can download.

Here's what happens when you select a piece of clip art to download:

  • Your Web Browser copies a file to your Internet cache directory. This file has a .cil extension.
  • Your Web Browser runs the .cil file. When you run a .cil file, the clip art file is decompressed and copied to the following folder: 

          C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ Artgalry\
      Downloaded Clips
  • The new clip is registered in Clip Gallery and the information about the clip is added to your primary .cag file

NOTE: If you have Microsoft Clip Gallery, you can run a .cil file by double- clicking it in Windows Explorer. If you think you have downloaded a new clip but cannot find it in Clip Gallery, use a search utiltiy to look for files with a .cil extension and run the file by double-clicking it.

Additional query words: 4.00 pub4 pub97 CAG 3.0 powerpt office
Keywords : kbgraphic kbweb kbclip
Version : windows:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: February 27, 1998
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