Videos/Assign files to LibreOffice

Foreword
This description refers to the version LibreOffice 6 under Windows 10.

The video "Open file with LibreOffice" links to this page here, which contains further information and details.

This video shows how files can be opened with LibreOffice and how files under Windows 10 can be assigned to LibreOffice by default.

Link to the Video
Link to the Video (in German [DE]):

Datei öffnen mit LibreOffice

Unlock the file name extensions in the File Explorer
In File Explorer, select the "View" tab.

Place a check mark next to [[Media:Windows - Filemanager Datei name extensions.png|"File name extensions"]].

Check the assignment in the File Explorer
In [[Media:201907_ENLOHB_Datei öffnen mit LibreOffice 01.png|File Explorer]] (also called "Windows Explorer") one can see if the files, e.g. "doc", "docx", "odt" and "ott" are assigned to LibreOffice on Windows by default.

The file icons will then match those of LibreOffice.

Open file
Then the files can be opened in the File Explorer by double-clicking.

Alternatively open [[Media:201907_ENLOHB_Datei öffnen mit LibreOffice 02.png|Writer]].

Via the "Open" icon, you open the desired file.

However, if the files are assigned to other programs, the file can only be opened via the open program LibreOffice.

Assign files back to LibreOffice by default
In the file explorer you can allocate files again by default to the program LibreOffice.

Right-click on a file and select [[Media:201907_ENLOHB_Datei öffnen mit LibreOffice 03.png|"Open with" and "Choose another app"]].

Click on [[Media:201907_ENLOHB_Datei öffnen mit LibreOffice 04.png|"More Apps ↓"]] and select "LibreOffice Writer".

Now you put a [[Media:201907_ENLOHB_Datei öffnen mit LibreOffice 05.png|checkmark]] on "Always use this app to open .odt (or .doc) files".

Note If Writer is not available, click on "More Apps ↓" and search for the program. Mostly under C:/Program Files/LibreOffice/programm/ Select program.

[[Media:202003_LOHBEN_File explorer - exe-Dateien.png|The file names there are:]]

Close LibreOffice again.

The file type ".doc" (or ".odt" depending on what was selected) is now assigned to LibreOffice again.



Note The process can be performed accordingly for the other LibreOffice modules (Calc, Impress Draw, etc.).

Assign files in the Windows settings
On the Start menu, select.

In the Windows settings you can [[Media:Windows - Einstellungen StandardApps.png|set the default apps]] or select the [[Media:Windows - Einstellungen StandardApps nach Dateityp auswählen.png|default apps by file type]] (Win10).

Settings by file type - Windows 11:

See also: Change default programs in Windows 10

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