-------- Original Message -------- From: Barbara Duprey <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:11:52 -0600
> Lenc Milton wrote: >> I just recently downloaded "Open Office" with the intention, amongst >> other things, of somehow using it to open powerpoint messages (etc) >> messages that I receive. Can you please tell me how I go about that? >> Thank you. >> Dr. M. F. Lenc > > When you double-click on the downloaded installation file, it will start > the installation process. Partway through there's a dialog about whether > you want to use OOo as the program for opening MS Office filetypes. If > you accept that, double-clicking on a file of one of these types will > open the file in the appropriate part of OOo (Impress for PowerPoint, > etc.). 8<-- snip -->8 I haven't installed OOo on any MSO infected machines recently, so can someone confirm if 3.0.x still offers this file association option or not. Thanks Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
