File extension CDS
| File type | ChemDraw Stationery Document |
| Developer | CambridgeSoft Corporation |
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What is a CDS file?
CDS files contain style templates used by ChemDraw software. The process of generating a CDS files is as follows: change page, image, and text settings to your preference, select "Save as type" from "File" menu, and finally select "CD Style Sheet" option.
ChemDraw is an advanced molecule editor used in cheminformatics. The first version of the software was released in 1985. In 2011 the project was acquired by PerkinElmer company. ChemDraw is available for Windows and MacOS.
Program(s) that can open the .CDS file
Windows
How to open CDS files
If you cannot open the CDS file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports CDS among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the CDS file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the CDS format files
The inability to open and operate the CDS file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the ChemDraw Stationery Document file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a CDS file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the CDS file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the CDS from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the CDS format
- The CDS file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the CDS file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a CDS file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the CDS file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the CDS file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the CDS file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.CDS) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected CDS file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the CDS file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. CDS) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.