Jim Hansford wrote:
I have just upgraded with OO 2.4 and now find that the extension of my
text files have changed from Microsoft word 97/2000/XP to Type: DOC
and consequently I can only open them by right clicking them and using
the "open with" from the menu and selecting "swriter"
Those files that were saved as ODF Text Document (.odt) are OK but
they are less that 5% of my total files.
Converting them one at a time is a pain. Also my e-amailing partners
cannot open then either which is a bigger pain. So where do I go from
here ?
I assume you're running Windows.
When you install OpenOffice, you're given the option of making it the
default application for Microsoft Office documents. You can easily
change the settings later, by resetting the file associations. Follow
the directions below and you'll only have to do it that one time.
Changing file associations
Right click on file icon
Select Open With > Choose Program...
Check "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and
choose the desired application.
If that method is not available, follow the directions listed here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859
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