OpenOffice 3.0 is now out for the Mac. Finder opens files that end in “.doc” with TextEdit by default, and “Open with…” doesn’t seem to stick. What to do?
- In the finder, find a file that ends in “.doc”,
- Click once to select it
- Choose File > Get Info...
- Find the “Open with:” section, and click the triangle to show the contents of that section.
- Choose OpenOffice
- Click “Change All…”
You’ll probably want to do this with .ppt, .xls, and .csv, too.
It was an odd choice to put the system-default web browser in a Safari preference pane and make other file types second-class citizens. Why not be consistent and make a System Preference pane for default applications?
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thanks for posting this! I’ve been trying to figure this out.
heartfelt thanks for this advice. still finding my way around the mac
This is great, now how do I do this using Unix commands since it would be difficult to do this manually on 200 Mac’s but using Apple Remote Desktop and Unix, that I can do!
At last! Textedit has been doing my head in since I switched to Mac 6 months ago. Thanks…
Thank you — this brilliant tip will help me keep my promise to quit swearing!
Yes, this works, but it blanks the icon for all these filetypes. This is a pain because now in Finder they just look like unassociated files.
If you use Neooffice instead, you’ll see a little neooffice badge — but you’re right — openoffice doesn’t have those badges. Open a feature request with them to add that!
Thank you!