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Regards Keith > >> On 1 Sep 2018, at 00:08, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: >> >> On Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:28:20 +0100 >> Mary <daveandmary.bayl...@btinternet.com> wrote: >> >>> I have typed 6 important files and now they won’t open. I am worried they >>> are all lost! Please help. >>> >>> Firstly when I open open office is says ‘Windows is searching for soffice’ >>> so I press browse to locate files. They then appear on screen but when I >>> try to open them, it says ‘ error - the system cannot find the file >>> specified’ >>> >>> Please can you help? >>> >>> Thank you >> >> >> Search first for soffice.exe, to establish that OpenOffice is still on your >> computer. If it is, then starting soffice.exe will allow you to use /File >> /Open to open each of your target files in turn. You can set OpenOffice to >> be the default program for opening its files by the following methods - this >> is called setting File Associations: >> >> I'm out of touch with modern versions of Windows, bu the traditional method >> of setting File associations is to right click on a file of the type you >> wish to associate, then from the popup choose "Open with" and select the >> file you wish to open that type. At the bottom of the window should be an >> "Always open with" link (words to that effect). Best to choose this to >> ensure that OpenOffice always opens the files. >> >> I am told that these settings can also be changed by Settings > Control >> Panel > Default Programs > Set your default programs ..., and Settings > >> Control Panel > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a >> program (in this case, OpenOffice, which may show as soffice.exe). >> >> Note that MS Windows updates may silently reset these associations to point >> to their trial Office365; so you may have to do this after such updates. >> >> -- >> Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>
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