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Recipient can't open Openoffice doc

  • 04-02-2008 3:09pm
    #1
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭


    I sent an attachment in Openoffice but recipient cannot open it and requests me to send as word. I thought that word can open OpenOffice. Can anyone advise me?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Save the file as .doc type!

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  • #3
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Yup. You can change the defaults in openoffice to save as a .doc, rather then the .ocx file that it uses.


  • #4
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    OK guys thanks, knew I;) was going wrong somewhere


  • #5
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    I have a choice of saving in several word doc eg word 97 and later

    I have chosen Word 6 as this is the latest I have. I get a warning when saving in MS Word 6 that the document may contain formatting that cannot be saved in the MS word file.

    Is there any way around that? The only way I see is to save as the OpenOffice type file and then this cannot be opened by recipient


  • #6
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Ignore the formatting warning, happens every time you save a word in open office.


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  • #7
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    rkm wrote: »
    Ignore the formatting warning, happens every time you save a word in open office.
    OK ;) all my documents are only saving as text now evn tho i choose word from drop down menu in save as


  • #8
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Can you post a screenshot of the save dialog?


  • #9
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    rkm wrote: »
    Can you post a screenshot of the save dialog?
    Sorry can't do screen shot. Will see if I can get program to

    There is a drop down menu with several choices to save as type. I choose Ms Word 6.doc or MS Word 97/2000/XP/doc and ignore formatting warning but all I get is a text file. In the properties of files created it just says file instead of ms word document (doc)

    When I open a new OfficeOrg file as File/New should I be selecting text document?


  • #10
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    can you try adding '.doc' to the filename when you save it.


  • #11
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    rkm wrote: »
    can you try adding '.doc' to the filename when you save it.
    It worked! Thanks. i do not remember having to do that before though? See post 3 above? Well i did that it must have been undone somewhere. Found
    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/01/25/configure-change-or-set-openofficeorg-to-default-save-files-in-microsoft-office-formats/


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  • #12
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    I'm guessing there might be a setting still amiss, otherwise it's a bit strange.


  • #13
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    rkm wrote: »
    I'm guessing there might be a setting still amiss.
    Seems that way but it is easy enought add dot doc


  • #14
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    In openoffice, go to tools, options, expand load / save. Near the bottom you'll see Document type in a drop down, and opendocument text next to it. Change opendocument text to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (it's up a few).

    Job done.


  • #15
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    MarkR wrote: »
    In openoffice, go to tools, options, expand load / save. Near the bottom you'll see Document type in a drop down, and opendocument text next to it. Change opendocument text to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP
    I have done that


  • #16
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9864262-68.html


  • #17
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    rkm wrote: »
    http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9864262-68.html
    Thanks for that link. I have gone througn it all, most were ticked. Still when I create a file I have to put dot doc in the file name or it saves a just a text file.

    I do not mind that but am curious because when a file is saved in notepad for example, the *.txt is already in the box and the * is removed and the name placed to the left of the dot


  • #18
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    It's a strange one. The only thing I can think of is it may be a corrupt settings file, but that's reaching. You could try nuking the settings in the appdata folder if you're feeling adventuous.


  • #19
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    rkm wrote: »
    It's a strange one. The only thing I can think of is it may be a corrupt settings file, but that's reaching.
    Maybe
    You could try nuking the settings in the appdata folder if you're feeling adventuous.
    Not that adventurous, maybe will just reinstall


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