[Solved] Change file association on files (Excel → Calc)

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gawgie
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[Solved] Change file association on files (Excel → Calc)

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OpenOffice Spreadsheet changed file property to Excel on windows 10. How do I change multiple files back to calc?
Last edited by MrProgrammer on Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:41 am, edited 2 times in total.
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OpenOffice 4.1.6 on Windows 10
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Re: change property on multiple

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Welcome to the Forums.
OpenOffice Spreadsheet did nothing. A Windows 10 update has reset the file associations.
Read [Tutorial]Setting the default program for MS defaults
OpenOffice 4.1.7, LibreOffice 7.0.1.2 on Windows 7 Pro, Ultimate & Windows 10 Home (2004)
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Re: Change property on multiple files

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It's not a file property, it's an operating system setting. In Windows 10 search for "file associations", "default programs" or "default apps" for the settings.
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