I typed a letter this AM and saved it as ODF in the LO dropdown…BUT it appears as a saved W file on Desktop-I do not have Word—all new LO files have been changed to Word…How do i fix that?
Although you provided no details about your configuration, I guess you’re under Window$. M$ has a nasty tendency to wipe out customisations, in particular, the association between file extension and icon/managing application when the OS is updated. This misbehaviour has been frequently reported on this site. The fix is easy but, since I am not under Windows, I can be of very little help. Search the site.
Windows is not showing the type of the file in the icons. It shows wich program will be called on double click. EarnestAl has already given the link how to fix this.
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If you wish to know the type of the file, you need to change explorer options and untick “hide extension for known types”. (Sometimes even extensions are misleading, but hiding them is one big failure of M$/Windows.