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Using the Open and Save As dialogs
Using the Open and Save As dialogs
Under Microsoft Windows there you can choose whether to use the OpenOffice.org Open
and Save As dialogs or the ones provided by Microsoft Windows. To view or change which
type of dialog OpenOffice.org is using:
1) Choose Tools > Options... > OpenOffice.org > General.
2) Select the Use OpenOffice.org dialogs checkbox.
This section discusses the OpenOffice.org Open and Save As dialogs.
Figure 7. The OOo Open dialog, showing some of the file formats that can be opened
The three buttons in the top right of the OOo Open dialog are, from left to right:
• Go up one level in the folder (directory) hierarchy. Note that this is a long-click button
if you want to go up higher than just one level.
• New folder.
• Default Directory.
For OpenOffice.org documents that have been saved with more than one version, use the
version drop-down to select which version you wish to open in read-only mode.
Note: For Microsoft Office documents, only the current version can be opened.
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