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Microsoft Office Open XML formats can be read, but not saved.</paragraph> 44cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145345" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="2">Opening a Microsoft Office File</paragraph> 45cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 46cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 47cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147008" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">Choose <emph>File - Open</emph>. Select a Microsoft Office file in the $[officename] file open dialog.</paragraph> 48cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 49cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 50cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3147653"> 51cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 52cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 53cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3156346" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">MS Office file...</paragraph> 54cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 55cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 56cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3155342" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">...will open in $[officename] module</paragraph> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 58cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 59cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 61cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153543" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">MS Word, *.doc, *.docx</paragraph> 62cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 64cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3147620" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">$[officename] Writer</paragraph> 65cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 66cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 67cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3154898" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">MS Excel, *.xls, *.xlsx</paragraph> 70cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3149580" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">$[officename] Calc</paragraph> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3147574" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">MS PowerPoint, *.ppt, *.pps, *.pptx</paragraph> 78cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153626" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">$[officename] Impress</paragraph> 81cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 82cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir 85cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147303" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="12">Saving as a Microsoft Office File</paragraph> 86cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 88cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145068" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Choose <emph>File - Save As</emph>.</paragraph> 89cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153379" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">In the <emph>File type</emph> box, select a Microsoft Office file format.</paragraph> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154138" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">Saving Documents by Default in Microsoft Office Formats</paragraph> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3144760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></emph>.</paragraph> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 99cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 100cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148453" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">In the <emph>Default file format and ODF settings</emph> area, first select a document type, then select the file type for saving.</paragraph> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 102cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 103cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149807" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">From now on, if you save a document, the <emph>File type </emph>will be set according to your choice. Of course, you still can select another file type in the file save dialog.</paragraph> 104cdf0e10cSrcweir<switch select="sys"> 105cdf0e10cSrcweir<case select="WIN"> 106cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156423" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">Opening Microsoft Office Files by Default</paragraph> 107cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/guide/ms_doctypes.xhp#ms_extensions"/> 108cdf0e10cSrcweir</case> 109cdf0e10cSrcweir</switch> 110cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153092" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="20">Converting Many Microsoft Office Files into OpenDocument Format</paragraph> 111cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146986" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">The <emph>Document Converter Wizard</emph> will copy and convert all Microsoft Office files in a folder into $[officename] documents in the OpenDocument file format. You can specify the folder to be read, and the folder where the converted files are to be saved.</paragraph> 112cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 113cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 114cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150486" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Choose <link href="text/shared/autopi/01130000.xhp" name="File - AutoPilot - Document Converter"><emph>File - Wizards - Document Converter</emph></link> to start the wizard.</paragraph> 115cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 116cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 117cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="23">Macros in Microsoft Office and $[officename]</paragraph> 118cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154921" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">With a few exceptions, Microsoft Office and $[officename] cannot run the same macro code. Microsoft Office uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code, and $[officename] uses Basic code based on the $[officename] API (Application Program Interface) environment. Although the programming language is the same, the objects and methods are different.</paragraph> 119cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="note" id="par_id0804200804173539" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The most recent versions of %PRODUCTNAME can run some Excel Visual Basic scripts if you enable this feature at <item type="menuitem"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - Load/Save - VBA Properties</item>.</paragraph> 120cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152577" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">If you use macros in one of the applications and want to use the same functionality in the other application, you must edit the macros. $[officename] can load the macros that are contained within Microsoft Office files and you can then view and edit the macro code in the $[officename] <link href="text/shared/main0600.xhp" name="Basic IDE">Basic IDE</link> editor.</paragraph> 121cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="26">You can choose to preserve or delete VBA macros</paragraph> 122cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153144" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">Open a Microsoft Office document that contains VBA macro code. Change only the normal contents (text, cells, graphics), and do not edit the macros. Save the document as a Microsoft Office file type. Open the file in Microsoft Office, and the VBA macros will run as before.</paragraph> 123cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150011" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">You may delete the VBA macros from the Microsoft Office file on loading or on saving.</paragraph> 124cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 125cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 126cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155366" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01130100.xhp" name="Load/Save - VBA Properties">Load/Save - VBA Properties</link></emph> to set the VBA macro handling of $[officename].</paragraph> 127cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 128cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 129cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> 130cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/guide/ms_import_export_limitations.xhp#about"/> 131cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/guide/doc_open.xhp#doc_open"/> 132cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/guide/import_ms.xhp#import_ms"/> 133cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/shared/guide/export_ms.xhp#export_ms"/> 134cdf0e10cSrcweir<switch select="sys"> 135cdf0e10cSrcweir<case select="WIN"><embed href="text/shared/guide/ms_doctypes.xhp#ms_doctypes"/></case> 136cdf0e10cSrcweir</switch> 137cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 138cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 139