2009/7/7 Don Jarvis <[email protected]> > Recently I upgraded from Open Office 2 to 3.1. > Since doing so I am unable to open emails with pps or xls attachments. > Why? and how do I correct this? > > Hope someone can help, > > Thanks in advance, > > Don Jarvis
You need to change the "File Associations" for pps, xls and possibly doc file types. You can do this via Windows - look up File Associations" in the Help. Or you can do it via Openoffice.org (OOo). To quote from the Help in OOo: === begin quote === To change the association of Microsoft Office file name extensions to open the files either in OpenOffice.org or in Microsoft Office, using Microsoft Windows: 1. Exit OpenOffice.org and the OpenOffice.org Quickstarter. 2. Run the OpenOffice.org Setup program: Click the Windows *Start* button, choose *Control Panel*, click *Add or Remove Programs*, select the OpenOffice.org 2.4 entry, click *Change*. 3. In the OpenOffice.org Setup, check the *Modify* option and click *Next*until you see the file types page. 4. Select or deselect the file types. Click *OK* and complete the OpenOffice.org Setup program === end quote You can run the setup program by going into Control Panel >Add/Remove Software, scrolling down to the entry for OpenOffice 3.1 and clicking "Modify". If you have problems, come back here with details. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
