Transcript How to change the default file format in Open Office

How to change the default file
format in Open Office
• Start open
office
writer
• Click on
Tools
click on
options
Click on the plus sign to left of
load/save
Click on General
Look for two pull down menus near the bottom of
the popup window named:
Document type
Always save as
These two menus will allow you to change the
default file format for open office
Choose text document
Choose Microsoft Word
97/2000/xp
Repeat with
spreadsheet - Excel 97/2000/xp
presentation – Power Point
97/2000/xp
then click on ok at the bottom of
the box to save the changes
You have now changed the default file
format from Open Office to Microsoft Word
format. This will make your files compatible
with Word 2000/2003 and Open Office
which are the two “office” programs used by
Lucas School. Open Office will still read
and open other documents that are not
Microsoft Word documents