How-To: Directly open a Microsoft Word file with Writer- OpenOffice.org Writer
- To directly open a microsoft word file with writer, first navigate to the file's location using the explorer.
- Once you see the file, right click over it to bring up a menu.
- When the menu opens, move your mouse over the option "Open With."
- A side menu should appear. Look for the OpenOffice Writer option. In this example it is named "swriter." Just click on it once.
- OpenOffice Writer should open automatically along with the Word file you selected. Congratulations!
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Directly open a Microsoft Word file with Writer
This screencast demonstrates how to directly open a Microsoft Word file with Writer. in OpenOffice.org Writer. You learn:
- How to navigate to the location of a text document.
- How to directly open a Microsoft Word file with Writer.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to open a recently edited text document.
- Open a text document directly from its file
- How to open a text document using the toolbar.
- How create a new text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- How to close a text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- How to save a text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- How to print a text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
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