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[Dropped] Set MS Word as default save format
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:24 pm
by stanspringers
When I go to Options, Load/Save, General, the Always save as dropdown doesn't display Microsoft Word .doc as a previous install does. How can I get that option?
Re: Can't set MS Word as default save format
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:56 pm
by erbsenzahl
OpenOffice? LibreOffice? Current version? Operating System?
Word .doc in version 6.0 - 95 -97 ???
I cannot confirm your observation, neither in OpenOffice nor in LibreOffice.
EDIT
It is a bad idea to save each document in Word format. When you have to edit one so it is converted in internal ODF format, when saving it is converted again to DOC format.
See
[Tutorial] Differences between Microsoft and AOO/LO files
Re: Can't set MS Word as default save format
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 11:31 pm
by MrProgrammer
stanspringers wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:24 pm
OpenOffice 4.1.16 on Windows l3
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stanspringers wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:24 pm
Always save as dropdown doesn't display Microsoft Word .doc
I see it in Options → Load/Save → General.
- Load/Save → General dialog
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erbsenzahl wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:56 pm
It is a bad idea to save each document in Word format.
Agreed. Setting your default to any of the Microsnot Word versions is asking for trouble. Always save in the native OpenOffice format, which is ODF Text Document (file.
odt). If someone who has not installed OpenOffice needs to
view your Writer document, use File → Export to PDF and send them the PDF. If you both have to
edit the file, you should agree on which software you will use. Either both you use OpenOffice, or both of you use Word. Co-editing with different software risks data loss and inconsistent content that no one can help you with. If you ask, the response will be: use your backup of the file before it became damaged.
If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit ✏️ button and add [Solved] to the start of the Subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.
Re: Can't set MS Word as default save format
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2026 10:32 am
by RoryOF
Definitely a bad idea to work in .doc format, for reasons stated above. Later versions of MS Word (2013 and later) support .odt format directly, with some omissions which Microsoft thought appropriate, but which may not affect most work.
Try working - both you and your colleague - in .odt format.