Re: Word 2007 files (extension .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx)

Rick Baartman wrote:
> Regrettably but inevitably secretaries here are starting to use this
> format so I get more and more of these. Openoffice does not open them
> directly, but you can get a converter here:
>
> http://katana.oooninja.com/w/odf-converter-integrator
>
> The rpm there automatically also updates the etc/mailcap, so that
> (quoting from their webpage) "when you click on a .docx/.xlsx/.pptx file
> on a web page, in an email attachment, or your desktop,
> odf-converter-integrator converts the .docx/.xlsx/ .pptx to an .odt/.ods/
> .odp, and then automatically opens the new document in OpenOffice.org,
> StarOffice, Abiword, KWord, Gnumeric, Microsoft Office 2003, or whatever
> is your default ODF editor."
>
> A complication with exmh is that odf-converter-integrator detects file 
> type only from the extension. When exmh runs it on an attachment, it 
> first saves the file with a different extension (.exmh). I get round 
> this by first doing a Save/Extract Attacments, but wondered whether 
> someone here has a cleverer solution.
>   

This is a good place to mention that it is possible to set the default 
format for new files in office to the older formats. Lots of windows 
people will also appreciate this. The setting is easily available right 
inside the "save as" dialog. Search the help system for more info.