On Saturday 11 November 2006 11:14, Greg Wallace wrote: > Are you talking about on Windows machines? If so, it apparently is taking > over the .doc extension normally used by Word. I would suggest > re-assigning .doc to Word and using some different file extension for OO. > To do that, go into Windows Explorer, select Tools-Folder Options, and > select the File Types tab. Locate DOC in the list of extensions and choose > Change to change the program assigned to it. You should see Microsoft Word > in there. Select it and you will have re-assigned Word to that extension. > Your next task is to add a new 3 digit suffix and assign the OO word type > of application to that suffix. You'd then need to change the suffixes on > any OO word type documents to that new extension. That way, when they > double click on those documents it will launch OO.
Greg: Have you ever USED OpenOffice? None of this is necessary. When you install you are given a choice to make OO the default for certain extentions. You change these after the fact as well. As usual its just an RTFM issue. Open OO writer. Press F1 for help Select Find tab. Key in the word "Extensions" and click find. Read the topic called "Changing the Associations of Microsoft Office Document Types. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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