O.K. Got it. Apparently I am not the only one who does not know the meaning of "to associate MS Office files with OpenOffice". I had no idea this selection would "take over my files", as one user remarked. You know, the sequence of words "associate MS Office files with OpenOffice" does not mean "take over my files" when translated directly from a dictionary. So it might help to translate some of the computerese or provide more explanation for words that have a digital meaning apart from their literal meaning.
You ask for feedback. I am your best source. Someone who is cold on (new to) OOo. The OOo developers have done an amazing job, to simulate/emulate/compete with a product of a mega billion dollar company. My hat is off to you. Robert -----Original Message----- From: CPHennessy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 1:01 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] Re: [webmasters] OpenOrg default > On 1/5/06 1:09 AM Robert Stapleton wrote: > > I want to experiment with OO, not jump in head first. OO someway > > installed itself as the default-all application. I will usually want to > > open a file with the program it was created with (WordPerfect or MS > > Office) when I click on a file. If I want to play with OO, I will open > > OO, then find a particular file and open it. > > > > What switch or command can I give OO to make it lie dormant until I > > purposely awaken it? > > > > I like the program and so far find it very comparable to MS Office, > > except quite a bit slower. However, as I said, I want to activate OO > > deliberately, not as default for all MS Office programs. Please advise > > how turn off the default. Hi Robert, What you want to change is the Windows options. It is explained here: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/faq/ar01s04.html#FILE-ASSOCIATIONS Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
