On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:56:55 -0800 (PST) PATRICIA STEMARIE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Friends, > > I downloaded open office and somehow all my microsoft word 2003 > documents changed over to open soft format. I did not want this to > happen. Is there any way to fix this so that my microsoft word > documents stay mircosoft word documents and at the same time I can > access them through open office. Thank you for your prompt reply. > Sister Patricia Ste.Marie Hi Sister Patricia, Your files have not been changed in any way. What has happened is that when you installed open office you chose to tell Windows that you wanted it to use open office when you click on documents ending in .doc. They can still be opened with MS Word. If you want to change it back so that Windows now uses MS Word to open documents ending in .doc it's fairly straight forward. The below is from the open Office FAQ page: I've installed OpenOffice but it's taken over my files ? When you install OpenOffice, it asks you whether you want to associate MS Office files with OpenOffice. In order to not associate these MS Office file types, you must uncheck the appropriate boxes before continuing. Many people do not read this dialog properly, and simply click on “OK". Once this association has been made, though, there are several ways to re-association the files with MSOffice. Go into your file types setting(it should be under either “Tools” or “Folder Options”) from one of the windows in “My Computer”. Then delete the association for .doc, .xls, and any other file types that you do not want associated with OpenOffice. When you next click on a file of that type (such as .doc or .xls), it will ask you what you want to use to open it. Click on word, excel, or whatever you want to use. You will also be given the option to select always use this application to open the file type. -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
