Open CNV files

  • Full name
    Canvas Drawing Format
  • Developer
    ACD Systems
  • Popularity
Have you encountered a problem with a CNV file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a CNV file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your CNV file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is CNV file?

The suffix CNV is used by Microsoft Word for files that contain converters for importing and exporting various formats. These files are dll files with a different extension and a special interface, which are used when processing foreign file formats, eg from WordPerfect to Word.

Programs which can open a CNV file

How to open file with CNV extension?

In order to open a file with CNV extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening CNV file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with CNV files, follow the instructions below.
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Install Canvas or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening CNV files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support CNV files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of CNV files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set Canvas as the default program for opening CNV files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate CNV files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the Canvas applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where Canvas has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with CNV files

Sometimes problems with opening CNV files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • CNV files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open CNV files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • CNV file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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