User's Manual

File associations
Figure 6. Choosing file associations when installing OpenOffice.org
If during installation you chose not to have OpenOffice.org automatically open Microsoft
Word files, you can change this later by modifying the installation. To do this:
1) Go to the folder in which OpenOffice.org is installed and start Setup.exe.
2) On the Installation program for OpenOffice.org page of the Setup Wizard, choose
Modify and click Next.
3) Continue through the Setup Wizard until you reach the page shown in Figure 6. Select
the file types you want OOo to open (put a mark in each checkbox) and click OK.
Creating new files
Different ways of creating a new document:
• File > New.
• Use the New button on the Function Bar. This button has the long-click feature for
selecting the type of document to be created.
• From a “Quick start” program. For instance, the Microsoft Windows version of
OpenOffice.org has a Quickstart icon in the system tray.
• Control + N.
• Using AutoPilots: File > AutoPilot.
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