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OpenOffice document that automatically converts to Word document

Cenderella Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
 Elodie -
Hello,

I have been using OpenOffice word processing since... well, always actually, and I have never encountered any issues. I changed my computer this summer and therefore had to download it on my new one. Since then, every time I save a document in O.O. (.odt), it automatically transforms into a Word document and I can't modify it; indeed, when I open it, a second window opens asking me to subscribe to the Office pack. I can close this window and access the document, but I can't make any modifications to it, it says "unlicensed product" next to the title.
It's all the more frustrating because when I copy the text from the document to paste it into a new O.O. document, the text is pasted as it is... So without the various fonts or colors, without the line breaks, etc. I then have to manually redo the entire layout.
I don't understand what this is due to (new computer? New version of O.O.? Just a mistake on my part?) and especially how to fix it (if it's possible..).

Thank you for your responses.

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    dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 660
     
    hello
    Go to Tools -> Options -> Load/Save -> General
    look under Default file format -> Always save as
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    1. Cenderella
       
      Alright, so I followed all that
      Instead of "odf text" I chose "odf text template" and now it works, my document is editable.
      Thanks for the tip!
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    2. Elodie
       
      Thank you very much!!
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  2. Leelou
     
    Me neither, it doesn't work (I create documents with LibreOffice Writer, but when I save them on the Desktop or as another file, they become Microsoft documents that I can no longer edit…)
    I have a Lenovo computer and Microsoft 10
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    1. dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 660
       
      see post 1
      choose ODF text
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    2. Leelou
       
      It still doesn't work; when I open the file it is still in Word.
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    3. Leelou
       
      Now my file (26 pages and very important to me) is no longer accessible with the LibreOffice Writer app, only with Word, but I can neither edit it nor delete it.
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    4. dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 660
       
      what is the file extension?
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    5. Leelou
       
      Finally, it's all good... I open the files with LibreOffice by right-clicking on the file; open with; LibreOffice.... Thank you very much anyway.
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