Replies in-line with original message. -------- Original Message -------- From: Bill Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:32:21 +0100
> Hello, > > I have just downloaded Open Office because having Microsoft 'works' I > cannot open Word and Excel files in a website I use. I can now open > Excel but a word file still tries to open in works and fails. What you are describing is known as "File Type Association". You can set the Windows file associations yourself with the following procedure: Changing file associations ========================== Find a file of the type you wish to associate with a program. Right click on the file icon. >From the pop-up menu, select "Open With > Choose Program...". Check "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and choose, or browse for, the desired application. If that method is not available, follow the directions listed here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 > I also wish to send attachments to people with word. So how do I > open Word in Open Office? If you resolved your file association issue by associating Word (.doc) files with OOo (OpenOffice.org) Writer, Word files will be opened automatically in Writer. Otherwise, you simply start Writer and use the "File -> Open..." menu option. There are a number of options you can use to send documents to people who don't have OOo installed: 1. If possible, ask your recipients to install OOo on their computer. (It is free and coexists on a computer with MS Office, without conflict or problems). Obviously, our preferred option. 2. If possible, ask your recipients to install the ODF plug-in for MS Office from Sun Microsystems, which enables existing MS Office installations to open and save files in the international standard ODF file format. (It is free and can be downloaded from: http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/index.jsp) 3. If your recipients only need to read, but not edit the documents you send them, use OOo Writer's "Export As PDF" menu option. Almost every computer in the world has software installed that can open files in PDF (Portable Document Format). 4. (Least preferred, but most used option) Use OOo Writer's "Save As..." menu option and select the MS Word format from the "Save as type" drop-down list. Make sure the "Automatic file name extension" box is checked/ticked. > Thank you in anticipation, Bill Gardner Hope this helps. Dave -- This is a mailing list which exists to support users of OpenOffice.org All answers are given by other users who volunteer their time. If you are not subscribed to this mailing list you may not see all the replies to your query. Please reply to [email protected] only. You should also be aware that all details of messages posted to this list are publicly available to anyone with an Internet connection For mailing list info see: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html For on-line support see: http://support.openoffice.org/index.html For a knowledge base see: http://kb.cybersite.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
