Sarah, select a doc file; right click while press shift key; choose Open with; in the dialog that appears, choose Winword; mark the checkbox "always open this file..."; OK
hth 2005/6/2, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sarah Lemaire wrote: > > I'm sure this is an easy question: When I installed OpenOffice.org, I > > accidentally set it to be the default application for opening .doc files. > > Since I share my computer with several kids, I'd like them to keep using > > Word for their schoolwork. How do I change the default application for .doc > > files back to Word? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sarah Lemaire (a brand-new user, who will soon be editing a book using OOo) > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hello Sarah and welcome to OpenOffice. > > First - Sarah, it is much better if you start your own thread as it > may be ignored by those that don't follow the thread. Many mail > programs will block out deleted threads if configured that way. > > Second - I would suggest that you let you children use OpenOffice and > then export in *.doc format to take to school. It works like a charm > in most cases. Version 2.0 which will be out soon is even better. > > I say this as I create all my documents in OOo and have for years and > then export them as *.doc when required. When the other person does > not have to edit the document, I export as a pdf file instead. > > My wife does the same thing and in fact, the business she is working > for is moving to OpenOffice as they must now produce document in pdf > format. > > I cannot help you to change the default as I don't use Windows. > -- > Robin Laing > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- chico born�o Cinco em cada quatro pessoas t�m problemas com fra��es. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
