On 2 October 2010 10:42, Sylvain Bouchacourt <[email protected]> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
> i'm using OOO 3.2 under Windows Seven Home Edition.
>
> I'd like to have the preview "option" available in the windows explorer,
> but it always says "No preview available", both for .doc and .odt files.
> I tried a billion things to get this solved, but it still doesn't work. I
>  can see "miniatures", but no preview in the explorer's preview pane.
>
> It only works with Microsoft Office Pro installed... but i've just
> installed an evaluation version. I want to keep on using Ooo.
>
> Is there any way to fix this problem ?... to have .doc and .odt previews
> inthe preview pane, as i have for .txt, .jpeg... files ?
>
> Thanks !
>
> SB
>
>
I *think* the problem is that Windows doesn't know how to read, and
therefore how to preview .odt files. MS Office knows and, presumably imparts
this knowledge to Windows; but Windows in and of itself doesn't know.

Someone else on this list may have a different idea though ...


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