On 2010-08-01 5:59 PM, James Knott <james.kn...@rogers.com> wrote: > When you install OOo, it will make itself the default application for > Microsoft Office files (there's a check box you have to select IIRC). > Failing that, just change the file associations for those file types, by > following these directions:
No, this was stupidly removed from the GUI installer - now you have to know ahead of time to add command-line switches to do this at install time. I opened a bug request to create a formal 'File Association Manager' to solve this problem once and for all (so you could switch back and forth at will from within the OOo Options GUI), but apparently no one liked the idea: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77257 > Changing file associations > > Right click on file icon > Select Open With > Choose Program... > Check "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and > choose the desired application. This doesn't work properly for Template files, nor when they are 'broken' as I describe in my bug above. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
