In addition to the information already provided you may... * Open Write, then use the "File > Open..." menu path to select the Word file you wish to open.
NOTE: if the file does not appear as a choice, make sure the correct directory is selected and the filter on the File-Open dialog is set to "Text documents (Writer)" or "All files". These links may be helpful... Opening Documents - https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/doc_open.html Open, Insert text - https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/01/01020000.html?&DbPAR=SHARED&System=UNIX Using Microsoft Office and LibreOffice - https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/ms_user.html?&DbPAR=SHARED * Tell Windows to ALWAYS USE LibreOffice Write when you double-click a Word file. Since you're not seeing Write as an option when you go through the "Open with..." list I suggest installing LibreOffice again, then see if it is on the right-click menu. * Your saved LO documents are now Word files. Uncertain if you mean new documents you create become Word files when saved or that existing files, after editing, then being saved, are converted to Word files. New files becoming "Word" files when saved suggests the default save setting is changed. Default save settings discussion can be found here... https://www.howtogeek.com/281166/how-to-change-the-default-file-format-in-libreoffice/. Check the setting and change as needed. On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM Derek Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guys > > I must have done something wrong but my saved libre office documents are > now Word docs which I can’t open! > > When I click on the document and select ‘open with’ libre office isn’t > appearing.? > > The only options on offer are Notepad, Outlook and Search the Microsoft > store? > > Can you please advise how I get the word document back into libre office > writer please > > Cheers > Derek > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > -- Alan Boba CISSP, CCENT, ITIL v3 Foundations 2011 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
