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RE Open Office and conversion from MS Office

14 years ago

I have downloaded OpenOffice.org to my windows 7 laptop. I moved my files from my XP desktop to the laptop and when I click on the files from My Documents folder, Office 2010 Starter for either Word or Excel starts.

I want to be able to click on a file in My Documents and have it open in the appropriate Open Office. Is that possible? Is there an easy way to convert all my documents at once or will I need to open and save each and every one of them in Open Office?

Thank you so much for any info you can provide.

Murphy

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owbist
14 years ago
If you intend to use OO instead of buying the Office suite installed then why not remove MS Office? All problems are then solved. Either your Doc and XL files will recognise OO or you will be offered the chance to associate them with OO.
DA_Mccoy
14 years ago
Removing Office is not necessary unless you wish to. You just have to be sure before you do. Or,

START>Control Panel>Default Programs. Just follow the prompts and set OO as default for all files it can open, or select the ones you wish to associate it with.

DA
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murphy_zone7
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you for the responses. Have been tied up with family matters and haven't had a chance to get back to my "new computer challenges".
Owbist, I want to try OO before I decide about the purchase of Office 2010, so I don't want to delete the starter 2010 just yet. I only use those programs for my personal use and can't justify the expense of $120 right now. I have been using the 2003 version and it worked great for my purposes but alas I don't think I can install that version onto my new computer.
damccoy, thank you! worked like a charm....however do you learn these things??? Now I also know how to change back if it doesn't work for me.
Murphy
DA_Mccoy
14 years ago
As always you are more than welcome.

How do you learn? I don't know. I guess it is like when you step into a puddle. Once your foot gets wet you know how and hope to remember why the foot is wet. And there in lies the problem, remembering.

DA
murphy_zone7
Original Author
14 years ago
I hear you, damccoy....my memory is NOT what it used to be either and my attitude is NOT what it used to be either. I find myself "cranky" about having to spend my valuable time learning something new when what I was doing was perfectly fine and suited my needs.
AND I would really prefer spending my time doing something else more fun...like quilting or sewing or reading on my kindle or gardening or scrapbooking or cooking or most anything than sitting in front of a computer screen.
And I know that I may learn a new trick or two but I really don't care....I was a happy camper with things the way they were!
"Obstinate and cranky in her old age" Murphy

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