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Substitute for Word in Office 365
I'd like to set up a "link" so that whenever I click on (or a program
calls) Office 365 Word, Libreoffice Swriter is invoked instead. How would I do that? Thanks. |
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Substitute for Word in Office 365
On 9/3/2020 3:01 PM, Alex Trishan wrote:
I'd like to set up a "link" so that whenever I click on (or a program calls) Office 365 Word, Libreoffice Swriter is invoked instead. How would I do that? Thanks. * Settings Apps Default Apps Choose Default apps by File Type -- best regards, Neil |
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Substitute for Word in Office 365
Alex Trishan wrote:
I'd like to set up a "link" so that whenever I click on (or a program calls) Office 365 Word, Libreoffice Swriter is invoked instead. How would I do that? Thanks. Microsoft put in some provisions to stop bulk changes to file associations. At one time, things like media players could steal 30 or 40 associations at one time, wreaking havoc on the computer. Using the GUI, as suggested here, is the "recommended" method for changing the association. https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/quest...in-windows-10/ They're protected by a hash now, so only if a program knows the "method" can it override what the system has decided to use. Someone figured out the hash (but did not document all of it, because they could be charged under DMCA if they did). There is an application that can set the association directly. This works out the hash and loads the registry key using the apparent method. http://kolbi.cz/blog/2017/10/25/setu...ions-per-user/ SetUserFTA.exe get # shows the names of the # current applications, long # strings of numbers for Metro # LO should have a "dot name". SetUserFTA.exe get C:\users\username\Downloads\origassoc.txt # Save these!!! SetUserFTA.exe .pdf AcroExch.Document.DC # Now, make up an assignment. That's a method which avoids using the GUI. You still have to verify that the method "took" OK. Paul |
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