Bill Gardner wrote:
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. I also wish to send
attachments to
people with word. So how do I open Word in Open Office?
Is that file actually in .DOC format or Works format? Most versions of
OpenOffice can't open Works documents. Also, it has to be actually
saved as a Word format and not simply renamed to .DOC. If the file is
in Word format, then it might be a file association issue. During
OpenOffice installation, you were given the option of making it the
default application for Microsoft Office files. It appears you might
have done that for Excel, but not Word documents. If so, it's a simple
matter to change the file association, using the instructions below. As
for the attachments, simply click on File > Send > E-mail as Microsoft Word.
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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