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4.2.4. Opening an existing document

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4.2.4. Opening an existing document
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4.2.4. Opening an existing document

In case there is a media file (*.mpg, *.mov, *.wav etc.) and an ELAN file (*.eaf), click Open in the File menu.

The Open dialog window is displayed:

Figure 4.7. Open dialog window

Do the following:

Browse to the directory that contains the ELAN file (*.eaf).
Double-click on the annotation file to open it.
An ELAN window containing the document appears.

You can only open files of the EUDICO annotation format (*.eaf). If you try to open a file of a different format, the following error message appears:

Figure 4.8. Error message: no eaf file

	Note
	If ELAN cannot find the associated media files (`.mpg`, `.mpeg`, `.mov`, `.wav` etc.), it will check if these files exist in the directory of the EAF-file. If they are still not found there, it will ask you where the media files are located: Figure 4.9. Locate media file