User's Manual

Opening files
File formats
OpenOffice.org can import Microsoft Office files. However, Microsoft Office cannot import
OpenOffice.org files, so if you want to send a file to a Microsoft Office user, you must save it
in a Microsoft Office format or in .rtf. Below is a chart for quick reference.
Document
type
Application Document
Extension
Template
Extension
Microsoft
Office eqv
Text Writer .sxw .stw .doc .dot
Spreadsheet Calc .sxc .stc .xls .xlt
Drawing Draw .sxd .std na
Presentation Impress .sxi .sti .ppt .pot .pps
Formula Math .sxm na
Master document Writer .sxg na
HTML document Writer .html na
Default file format
OpenOffice.org saves files in its native format unless you tell it to save them differently. If
you always need to produce files in some other format (such as Microsoft Office formats),
you may wish to change the default file format.
To set the default file format when saving new files:
1) Tools > Options... > Load/Save > General. (See Figure 2.)
2) In the Standard File Format section of this page, choose a document type (for example,
“Text document”) and then choose a file format from the Always Save As list.
3) Repeat for each document type as necessary.
4) Click OK to save your changes.
Note: If the default is set to an OpenOffice.org format and a Microsoft Office file is being saved,
then a warning dialog will be displayed about potential loss of formatting.
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