Open an ODT document in Word

Microsoft Word provides a wide variety of embedded conversion options to open documents from other word processors.

The ODT file format created by OpenOffice.org is however included in the default installation of Word. Users must download a special addition Oracle to open and edit .ODT files correctly. Difficulty: easy

Instructions

1. 1

   Download and install the suite of Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 1 from the Microsoft Download Center.

Skip this step if the Service Pack is already installed on your system.

2

Download and install the Oracle ODF plugin.

3

Start Microsoft Word 2007 in the "Start" menu or icon Office.

4

Click the Microsoft Office icon in the upper left corner and select "Open" in the list of available options.

5

Navigate to the location of the .odt file select you and press "Open".

Word automatically converts the file in a recognizable format and the user has full editing privileges.