[K12OSN] open office

[Mark Gumprecht]

As it usually happens, I posted and then figured it out. If I right 
click the file in Nautilus, open w/app, then do a blanket ms default for 
word docs, it associates all of the documents.
Mark

Mark Gumprecht wrote:

> For an upgrade install of open office, which is the way to go. 
> Unistall the old version and install the new one as a local install in 
> the /usr/local dir. Same as that one only use the Linux ./install file 
> for a network install. Leave the old version in and upgrade it with 
> the new version as a local install. Or upgrade to a network install 
> over the existing install. I unistalled the old version and installed 
> the new version as network. When I did that, the existing files lost 
> thier asssociation with the old OO, but did not pickup on the new 
> install. So when accessing from nautilus it errors out and says no 
> available viewer. But if I open OO and choose file-open, it works 
> fine. I know I need to re associate the files, but 1 at a time would 
> take quite a while. Is there a way to do a mass association of the 
> documents?
> Thanks.
>

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Mark Gumprecht 
Data Systems Specialist 
MSAD#3 
Unity, Maine 04988 
Gumprechtm at msln.net