WinFaqCanAbiWordOpenMyWordFilesByDefault

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=== Mark Jackson asked: ===
=== Mark Jackson asked: ===
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I love the word processor, and I would like to use it to open all Word and Text documents, as a default.  Can you help me in this task?  My OS is Windows 98se .
I love the word processor, and I would like to use it to open all Word and Text documents, as a default.  Can you help me in this task?  My OS is Windows 98se .
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=== Comment ===
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This is an operating system (Windows) question rather than an [[AbiWord|AbiWord]] issue.  You may be looking for one of the following FAQs instead:
This is an operating system (Windows) question rather than an [[AbiWord|AbiWord]] issue.  You may be looking for one of the following FAQs instead:
* [[FaqUnableToOpenNonNativeDocument|FaqUnableToOpenNonNativeDocument]]: for problems opening any non-native file in [[AbiWord|AbiWord]] (not Microsoft Word files in particular)
* [[FaqUnableToOpenNonNativeDocument|FaqUnableToOpenNonNativeDocument]]: for problems opening any non-native file in [[AbiWord|AbiWord]] (not Microsoft Word files in particular)
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* [[FaqUnableToOpenNativeDocument|FaqUnableToOpenNativeDocument]]: &lt;later>
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* [[FaqUnableToOpenNativeDocument|FaqUnableToOpenNativeDocument]]: &amp;lt;later&gt;
* [[WinFaqAbiWordOpensMyWordFiles|WinFaqAbiWordOpensMyWordFiles]]: the converse of this question  
* [[WinFaqAbiWordOpensMyWordFiles|WinFaqAbiWordOpensMyWordFiles]]: the converse of this question  
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* Open Windows Explorer
* Open Windows Explorer
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* Click on View -> Options
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* Click on View -&gt; Options
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* Click on the "File Types" tab
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* Click on the &quot;File Types&quot; tab
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* In the "Registered file types" box, search for "Text Document", then select it by clicking once
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* In the &quot;Registered file types&quot; box, search for &quot;Text Document&quot;, then select it by clicking once
* Click Edit
* Click Edit
* In the Actions box, select open, then click Edit
* In the Actions box, select open, then click Edit
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* In the "Application used to perform action" box, replace whatever is there with the path and name of the Abiword executable.  (On my system it''s "C:\Program Files\[[AbiSuite|AbiSuite]]\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]]\bin\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]].exe".)
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* In the &quot;Application used to perform action&quot; box, replace whatever is there with the path and name of the Abiword executable.  (On my system it''s &quot;C:\Program Files\[[AbiSuite|AbiSuite]]\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]]\bin\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]].exe&quot;.)
* Click OK, Close, and Close to close the various other open windows.
* Click OK, Close, and Close to close the various other open windows.
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Repeat the same steps for "Microsoft Word Document".
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Repeat the same steps for &quot;Microsoft Word Document&quot;.
*On Windows XP*
*On Windows XP*
* Open Windows Explorer
* Open Windows Explorer
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* Click on Tools -> Folder Options
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* Click on Tools -&gt; Folder Options
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* Click on the "File Types" tab (For some reason, this tab is not always present, like when "Desktop" is the folder selected, or when a single document is selected.) The list may take several minutes to load.
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* Click on the &quot;File Types&quot; tab (For some reason, this tab is not always present, like when &quot;Desktop&quot; is the folder selected, or when a single document is selected.) The list may take several minutes to load.
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* In the "Registered file types" box, search for "Text Document", then select it by clicking once
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* In the &quot;Registered file types&quot; box, search for &quot;Text Document&quot;, then select it by clicking once
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* Click "Advanced" in the bottom box "Details for ''DOC'' extension.
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* Click &quot;Advanced&quot; in the bottom box &quot;Details for ''DOC'' extension.
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* Choose "Open" and click "Edit"
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* Choose &quot;Open&quot; and click &quot;Edit&quot;
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* In the "Application used to perform action" box, replace whatever is there with the path and name of the Abiword executable.  (On my system it''s "C:\Program Files\[[AbiSuite|AbiSuite]]\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]]\bin\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]].exe".)
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* In the &quot;Application used to perform action&quot; box, replace whatever is there with the path and name of the Abiword executable.  (On my system it''s &quot;C:\Program Files\[[AbiSuite|AbiSuite]]\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]]\bin\[[AbiWord|AbiWord]].exe&quot;.)
* Click OK, OK, and Close to close the various other open windows.
* Click OK, OK, and Close to close the various other open windows.
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Repeat the same steps for "Microsoft Word Document".
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Repeat the same steps for &quot;Microsoft Word Document&quot;.

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Mark Jackson asked:

<blockquote> I love the word processor, and I would like to use it to open all Word and Text documents, as a default. Can you help me in this task? My OS is Windows 98se . </blockquote>

Comment

This is an operating system (Windows) question rather than an AbiWord issue. You may be looking for one of the following FAQs instead:

Answer

Simply set AbiWord to be the default program for files of type .txt and .doc. Im not sure about Windows 98, but heres the step-by-step how to do it on Windows 95 -- the procedure should be similar on Win98 and subsequent versions of Windows.

  • On Win95*
  • Open Windows Explorer
  • Click on View -> Options
  • Click on the "File Types" tab
  • In the "Registered file types" box, search for "Text Document", then select it by clicking once
  • Click Edit
  • In the Actions box, select open, then click Edit
  • In the "Application used to perform action" box, replace whatever is there with the path and name of the Abiword executable. (On my system its "C:\Program Files\AbiSuite\AbiWord\bin\AbiWord.exe".)
  • Click OK, Close, and Close to close the various other open windows.

Repeat the same steps for "Microsoft Word Document".

  • On Windows XP*
  • Open Windows Explorer
  • Click on Tools -> Folder Options
  • Click on the "File Types" tab (For some reason, this tab is not always present, like when "Desktop" is the folder selected, or when a single document is selected.) The list may take several minutes to load.
  • In the "Registered file types" box, search for "Text Document", then select it by clicking once
  • Click "Advanced" in the bottom box "Details for DOC extension.
  • Choose "Open" and click "Edit"
  • In the "Application used to perform action" box, replace whatever is there with the path and name of the Abiword executable. (On my system its "C:\Program Files\AbiSuite\AbiWord\bin\AbiWord.exe".)
  • Click OK, OK, and Close to close the various other open windows.

Repeat the same steps for "Microsoft Word Document".


Contributors:


A much simpiler solution would be to simply hold shift down as you right click on a file in Explorer. Youll have an extra option to Open with... just click on that, and browse to AbiWord executable. This should work in all versions of Windows. - JoshC (registered because guest login doesnt work)


Comment

For information on making .doc the default save format for AbiWord, see WinFaqAlwaysSaveAsWord.

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