On Sunday, November 12, 2006 @ 12:50 AM, John Andersen wrote: >On Saturday 11 November 2006 20:44, Greg Wallace wrote: >> On Saturday, November 11, 2006 @ 3:52 PM, John Anderson wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >> >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 >> >> Will this restore the associations to Microsoft Word also, once they've >> been overridden, or is this something you have to get right at installation >> time?
>That depends on the version of word previously installed. Some versions >have an associations option. Some don't. >In all cases that I have seen, simply right clicking on any .doc file and >select Open With, Choose Program, (select Word from list) check the >box at the bottom to always use this program. >This facility only became available in XP IIRC. >If you have it, its even easier than using the OOsetup program. >-- >_____________________________________ >John Andersen Of course you are right. I had completely forgotten about doing it that way. Much easier than going through Explorer. Greg Wallace --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
