How can I open OpenOffice files with Word?

OpenOffice is a free word processing program. With it, you can create documents and save them in various formats. In order to open these files afterwards also in Microsoft Word, it depends in which format the documents were saved.

How to open files from OpenOffice in Microsoft Word

The OpenOffice word processing program allows you to create documents. In addition, the program offers you various functions that allow you to edit and customize documents according to your needs. In order to open and edit a file that you have created in OpenOffice in Microsoft Word, it is necessary to save it in the appropriate format beforehand.

1. Microsoft Word only supports certain file formats. These include the ".doc" and ".docx" formats. In this format, the documents are also saved by default via Word.
2. To open a file from OpenOffice now in Word, it is necessary to save it in the appropriate format.
3. Files that are saved in OpenOffice usually have the format ".odt".
4. Speichern Sie Ihr Dokument zunächst wie gewohnt ab, um alle Änderungen in der OpenOffice-Version zu erhalten.
5. Gehen Sie nun auf „Datei“ und anschließend auf „Speichern unter“.
6. Wählen Sie hier nun das gewünschte Microsoft Word-Format aus und klicken Sie auf „Speichern“.
7. Anschließend können Sie die Datei wie gewohnt in Word öffnen.