In case you have an ELAN file (*.eaf) of a media file (*.mpg, *.mov, *.wav etc.), click Open in the File menu.

The Open dialog window will be displayed:

Figure 4.8. Open dialog window

Do the following:

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 will appear:

Figure 4.9. 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 4.10. Locate media file