I recently found a problem with LibreOffice 5.4.5.1, I had changed the default Style settings, and now whenever I click on an odt file in File Explorer, the file opens with the name ‘Untitled[n].odt’. Can anyone help me to get LibreOffice to open the file with the existing name. If I use LibreOffice’s Open function I do get the correct file name loaded.
Are you sure, that it is a simple file? The behavior sounds as if you have generated a document template. How do you “change the default Style settings”?
I know it sounds like a template file but all files are affected and the files still have an odt format. I just changed the default Style settings in <Styles: Styles and formating> and then changed the settings I wanted to change. However this is not the problem as I uninstalled LibreOffice and re-installed it again thus reverting to the original Default Settings, but still have the same problem when I click on any odt file in File Explorer the file opens with the ‘Untitled[n].odt’ file name!
changed the default Style settings in <styles: styles="" and="" formating=""> sounds really strange. Do you have tried to change something in the file directly? And if yes, in which file? Perhaps something is wrong in your LibreOffice user profile folder. Please rename it, so that LibreOffice generates a new one and then try it again. And please tell us your operating system. You might have mangled the relationship between app and file name extension on OS level.
In your system, the default action when you click in a .odt document was changed from Open to New (Windows wording). Right click and you will see the default action is in bold.
Will need someother help to solve it, then my hint will be a comment.
As a workaround: Right click and choose Open.
Tested with LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (x86); OS: Windows 6.1.
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