Associate odt with Libreoffice

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#1

Since changing to Libreoffice a few months ago I have been opening doc programs using the right click contextual menu and ‘Open With’. Once saved as odt format then they opened automatically with Libreoffice.

I now find that I cannot open odt files directly using this method and have to open Libreoffice first and then open the file from there.

The right click contextual menu now offers 2 ‘Opens’. One says it can’t open the file and the other opens it in Wordpad.

When I used Control Panel to associate the odt file type with Libreoffice I find that it is not listed.
See: http://screencast.com/t/Qp0QrqO76u1

Would appreciate any suggestions.

Regards
Bruce

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#2

http://screencast.com/t/Qp0QrqO76u1

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#3

I believe the easiest way to (re)associate file types with LibreOffice is to just run the installer.

UPDATE: see @manj_k’s link below – the ‘REPAIR’ option sounds like an even faster way to re-associate the file formats with LibreOffice.

Each operating system has a different mechanism for setting the default program to open certain types of files (based on MIME types, file extensions, etc…); IIRC, the LO Installer has a relatively standardized mechanism for choosing which file types to associate with LibreOffice.

If you don’t happen to have the latest version of LO installed, this is a perfect excuse to upgrade… :slight_smile:

(If you install LO from source or by using a package manager, then you’ll probably want to use your platform-specific mechanisms. Let us know if you have additional questions)

LO 4.1.4.2 Can't associate files Win 7
#4

See also → default program can’t find LO on my computer

#5

I have installed 4.1.4 on my Windows 7 machine and it will not associate any file extensions to LO using any method. I have gone through the sequence: uninstall LO, reboot, redownload and install, reboot. Still no associations or ability to establish an association. LO works when started manually.

#6

The year attached to the “Comments” in this system is wrong! ('13 rt '14) I don’t know how to get this info to the powers that be… :slight_smile:

#7

You may try:

Windows Start button → Default Programs → Associate a file type or protocol with a program …

Detailed: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-default-programs#1TC=windows-7

#8

That was one of the first things I tried. LO doesn’t show up in the list of apps. I browse to soffice.exe and select it but it is not recognized when I click on open.

#9

I searched through the registry and as best I can tell everything is there. LibreOffice appears in the applications lists. All the paths are to what they should be. The “Open with” lists all list soffice.exe and/or swirter.exe – although the also list soffice.bin – is that normal?

#10

I referred to this window (here: Win7 · German).

E.g.: .odt = LibreOffice Writer = swriter.exe

etc.

#11

Yes. that is the process I tried first – I browse to find swriter.exe and select it but it is not put into place.

#12

@KentSmith – Best would be to post a new question (with as much information as possible), because this thread has been marked as resolved.

#13

AHHHH! Thank you!

#14

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