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Someone explain how to set up OPEN OFFICE

RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Games and Technology
I am totally lost and don't know how to make it work, advice please!

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    What troubles are you running into specifically? I remember the installer being fairly straight forward and not needing all that much input. Which version are you using and what features/programs do you want out of the suite?

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    1. Download OpenOffice installer from the website
    2. Install it
    3. (non)Profit

    Did you get the wrong version (ie you're downloading Linux source tarballs instead of the Win32 binaries?)

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    AFAIK, you download file, double click, press "next" a few times, it's done.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I am talking about setting it up to use and save as word documents since that is what my family expects.

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  • wonderpugwonderpug Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    This may blow your mind, but:

    File
    Save As
    Word .doc

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  • AumniAumni Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    wonderpug wrote: »
    This may blow your mind, but:

    File
    Save As
    Word .doc



    Careful with formatting though, sometimes going from an Open Office .doc into a MS word program can cause some odd formatting.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    RoyceSraphim wrote: »
    I am talking about setting it up to use and save as word documents since that is what my family expects.

    And how the hell were we supposed to know that?

    Anyways, what wonderpug said.

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  • SpamSpam Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    To set the defaults for saving, open any of the apps, then goto:

    Tools > Options > Load/Save > General.

    Under "Default File Format and ODF Settings" section, there are two drop downs. The first dropdown selects the application type (Text document, spreadsheet, presentation etc), then change the second dropdown to the file format you want to use.

    eg:
    Text Document = Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP
    Spreadsheet = Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP
    Presentation = Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP

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