Make sure that “Always use this app” is checked. In the list of applications that appears, select the program that should open the current type of files. In the context menu, choose Open with - Choose another app. In Windows’ File Explorer, right-click a file of the type that you want to assign to another application. Opening Microsoft Office Files by Default Of course, you still can select another file type in the file save dialog. In the Default file format and ODF settings area, first select a document type, then select the file type for saving.įrom now on, if you save a document, the File type will be set according to your choice. Saving Documents by Default in Microsoft Office FormatsĬhoose LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - Load/Save - General. In the File type box, select a Microsoft Office file format.

Microsoft PowerPoint, *.ppt, *.pps, *.pptx

Select a Microsoft Office file in the LibreOffice file open dialog. Opening a Microsoft Office FileĬhoose File - Open. LibreOffice can open and save documents in the Microsoft Office file formats, including Microsoft Office Open XML formats.

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