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MAKING "LIBREOFFICE"
DEFAULT TO THE .doc, .xls,AND .ppt FILE FORMATS OF
"MICROSOFT OFFICE.."
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Web location for this
presentation:
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Meeting Notes
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SUMMARY
The free "LibreOffice" suite of
software programs is a great
alternative to not-free "Microsoft
Office..". However, you should set thevarious programs inside "LibreOffice"
to default to the most common file
formats of.doc, .xls, and .ppt inorder to have maximum compatibility
with "Microsoft Office".
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SOFTWARE PROGRAMS INSIDE
"LIBREOFFICE"
"LibreOffice Writer" is a free wordprocessing program. You can use it
instead of the not-free "Microsoft
Word.." in "Microsoft Office..".
"LibreOffice Calc" is a free
spreadsheet program. You can useit instead of the not free "Microsoft
Excel.." in "Microsoft Office.."
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SOFTWARE PROGRAMS INSIDE
"LIBREOFFICE" (continued)
"LibreOffice Impress" is a freepresentation program. You
can use it instead of the not-free "Microsoft PowerPoint.."
in "Microsoft Office..".
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THE BEST FILE FORMATS FOR
"LIBREOFFICE" TO DEFAULT TO ARE
.doc, .xls, and .ppt
For the best compatibility with "Microsoft
Office..":
Make "LibreOffice Writer" default to the.doc file format of "Microsoft Word..".
Make "LibreOffice Calc" default to the .xls
file format of "Microsoft Excel.." andMake "LibreOffice Impress" default to the
.ppt file format of "Microsoft PowerPoint.."
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STEP-BY-STEPINSTRUCTIONS FOR
SETTING THE DEFAULTFILE FORMATS OF
"LIBREOFFICE"
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Step 1: Start the "Control Panel".
If you are running "Windows XP",
"Windows Vista", or "Windows 7", click onthe "Start" button, then click on "Control
Panel".
If you are running "Windows 8", use the
keyboard to press "Ctrl" + x, then click on
"Control Panel" in the popup "Power Users"
menu:
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Step 2: Double-click on "Folder
Options" inside the "Control Panel".
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Step 3: A "Folder Options" box will be
displayed:
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Step 4: Click on the "View" tab of the
"Folder Options" box:
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Step 5: The "View" tab of the "Folder
Options" box will be displayed:
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Step 6:
If there is a checkmark for "Hide
extensions for known file types", clickon it to get rid of it.
If there is no checkmark for "Hide
extensions for know file types", go to
"Step 11".
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Step 7: Click on the "Apply" button:
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Step 8: Click on the "OK" button:
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Step 9: The "Folder Options" box will
disappear:
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Step 10: Click on the "x" button in the
upper-right corner of the "Control
Panel" window in order to make the"Control Panel" window disappear:
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Step 11: Start "LibreOffice" by double-
clicking on it's shortcut on the Desktop:
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Step 12: Click on "Text Document":
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Step 13: The "LibreOffice" window will
become a "LibreOffice Writer" window:
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(Steps 14 through 23 set the default file
format of "LibreOffice Writer" to the .doc
file format of "Microsoft Word..")
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Step 14: Click on "Tools" on the Menu
bar:
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Step 15: Click on "Options..." on the
pull-down menu:
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Step 16: An "Options - LibreOffice User
Data" box will be displayed:
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Step 17: Click on the "+" box to the left
of "Load/Save":
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Step 18: The "Load/Save" category will
expand:
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Step 19: Click on "General" in the
"Load/Save" category:
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Step 20: Make sure that "Document
type" is set to "Text document". If
"Document type" is not set to "Textdocument", use the drop-down list
button to select "Text document":
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Step 21: Set "Always save as" to
"Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP/2003"
format. (You will have to use thevertical scroll bar on the right edge of
the drop-down list in order to scroll
upward.)
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Step 22: Click on the "OK" button:
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Step 23: The "Options - Load/Save -
General" box will disappear.
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(Steps 24 through 34 set the default file
format of "LibreOffice Calc" to the .xls
file format of "Microsoft Excel..")
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Step 24: Go back to the "LibreOffice
Writer" window:
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Step 25: Click on "Tools" on the Menu
bar:
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Step 26: Click on "Options..." on the
pull-down menu:
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Step 27: An "Options - LibreOffice User
Data" box will be displayed:
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Step 28: Click on the "+" box to the left
of "Load/Save":
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St 29 Th "L d/S " t ill
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Step 29: The "Load/Save" category will
expand (if it was not already
expanded):
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St 30 Cli k "G l" i th
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Step 30: Click on "General" in the
"Load/Save" category:
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St 31 U th d d li t b tt
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Step 31: Use the drop-down list button
to select "Spreadsheet" for "Document
type":
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Step 32 Set "Al a s sa e as" to
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Step 32: Set "Always save as" to
"Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP/2003"
format. (You will have to use thevertical scroll bar on the right edge of
the drop-down list in order to scroll
upward.)
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Step 33: Click on the "OK" button:
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Step 33: Click on the OK button:
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Step 34: The "Options Load/Save
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Step 34: The Options - Load/Save -
General" box will disappear.
(Steps 35 through 46 set the default file
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(Steps 35 through 46 set the default file
format of "LibreOffice Impress" to the
.ppt file format of "MicrosoftPowerPoint".)
Step 35: Go back to the "LibreOffice
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Step 35: Go back to the LibreOffice
Writer" window:
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Step 36: Click on "Tools" on the Menu
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Step 36: Click on Tools on the Menu
bar:
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Step 37: Click on "Options " on the
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Step 37: Click on Options... on the
pull-down menu:
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Step 38: An "Options - LibreOffice User
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Step 38: An Options - LibreOffice User
Data" box will be displayed:
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Step 39: Click on the "+" box to the left
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Step 39: Click on the + box to the left
of "Load/Save":
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Step 40: The "Load/Save" category will
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Step 40: The Load/Save category will
expand (if it was not already
expanded):
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Step 41: Click on "General" in the
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Step 41: Click on General in the
"Load/Save" category:
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Step 42: Use the drop-down list button
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Step 42: Use the drop down list button
to select "Presentation" for "Document
type":
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Step 43: Set "Always save as" to
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Step 3 Set ays sa e as to
"Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP/2003"
format. (You will have to use thevertical scroll bar on the right edge of
the drop-down list in order to scroll
upward.)
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Step 44: Click on the "OK" button:
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Step 45: The "Options - Load/Save -
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General" box will disappear.
Step 46: Close the "LibreOffice Writer"
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window by clicking on the "x" button in
the upper-right corner:
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