Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx

No dice on the changing the default save type either. I started a new Writer
document after changing the Options/Load-Save... and it still freezes up.

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Hi :)  Sounds like a bad install somewhere then.  Can the problem one  be
> reinstalled or updated?  Perhaps from a different PPA?  Which is the
> recommended
> PPA now?
>
> I tend to use the Tools menu to set the default to always use ".doc"
> although
> now that MicroSquish Office 2007 & 2010 can open ".odt" it is less of an
> issue
> except for old Word users.  Anyway, to change the defaults ...
>
> Tools - Options - Load/Save - General
> Then change the drop-down lists at the bottom by rolling up 1 or 2 places
> avoiding the "Template" options.  So,
> "Text Document" = Word (98/2000/Xp)
> "Spreadsheet"     = Excel  (98/2000/Xp)
> "Presentation"     = PowerPoint (98/2000/Xp)
>
> One better tactic, that would benefit us, is to use odt and when you email
> people your documents give them the LibreOffice download link
> http://www.libreoffice.org/download/
> Does this page cleverly know which operating system you are using?  Does it
> give
> the right download for your OS like Firefox & OpenOffice do?
>
> Many regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
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> Sent: Wed, 19 January, 2011 17:07:36
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx
>
> On 01/19/2011 11:54 AM, Olwe Melwasul wrote:
> > I can choose from the usual long list of formats, but when I choose .doc
> > (97/2000/XP) or .docx (2007) the Writer app hangs up. In my Gnome Ubuntu
> > 10.04 that means the app "goes gray" as if it's thinking hard, but it
> never
> > recovers. I kill Writer and restart, which gives me the recover option.
> All
> > is good with recovery. I try a .odt save and that works. Would like .doc
> > save, though....
>
> I just opened a ODT file and used the save as option.  I choose the .doc
> file type and added the .doc extension to the file name.
> It worked for me.  No graying out.  I use the current version RC3
> on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit.
>
> > > Where is the problem?
> > > Can you read a message? Or is the problem in the dialog box?
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > Joachim (Germany)
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