https://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&action=history&feed=atomSetting the Default Application - Revision history2024-03-28T15:37:45ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.10.1https://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=17874&oldid=prevPluby: /* General method */ Update steps2016-12-28T16:13:41Z<p><span class="autocomment">General method -</span> Update steps</p>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">elect an MS </del>Office <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">document e.g. </del><tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">right-click or Control-click on one of your Microsoft </ins>Office <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">documents such as </ins><tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Select </del>{{Menu|Get Info<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File</del>}} menu <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(or press the {{Key|Command-I}}) keys</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In the popup menu that appears, select the </ins>{{Menu|Get Info}} menu <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">item</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Choose <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the appropriate launcher application </del>from the <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">drop-down </del>list.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Choose <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">NeoOffice </ins>from the <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">dropdown </ins>list.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Click the {{Button|Change All}} button and {{Button|OK}} in the <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">resulting </del>dialogue.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Click the {{Button|Change All}} button and {{Button|OK}} in the dialogue <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that appears</ins>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<tt>.ppt</tt>, <tt>.rtf</tt>, <tt>.html</tt>, etc.). <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<tt>.ppt</tt>, <tt>.rtf</tt>, <tt>.html</tt>, etc.). Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ===</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ===</td></tr>
</table>Plubyhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=17873&oldid=prevPluby: /* General method */ Clarify key names2016-12-28T16:09:27Z<p><span class="autocomment">General method -</span> Clarify key names</p>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}} menu (or <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">type </del>{{Key|<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cmd</del>-I}}).</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}} menu (or <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">press the </ins>{{Key|<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Command</ins>-I}}) <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">keys</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td></tr>
</table>Plubyhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=17784&oldid=prevPluby: /* General method */ Correct typo2016-08-10T21:22:38Z<p><span class="autocomment">General method -</span> Correct typo</p>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}</del>}} menu (or type {{Key|cmd-I}}).</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}} menu (or type {{Key|cmd-I}}).</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click the {{Button|Change All}} button and {{Button|OK}} in the resulting dialogue.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click the {{Button|Change All}} button and {{Button|OK}} in the resulting dialogue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<tt>.ppt</tt>, <tt>.rtf</tt>, <tt>.html</tt>, etc.). Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<tt>.ppt</tt>, <tt>.rtf</tt>, <tt>.html</tt>, etc.). Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ===</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ===</td></tr>
</table>Plubyhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=17482&oldid=prevPluby at 01:42, 15 September 20152015-09-15T01:42:15Z<p></p>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">{{fixme}}<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><!-- this needs a bit of love; kill or move the OOo stuff, talk about what we set as default, Neo vs Retro, better header for "Setting...."--></del></td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">{{fixme}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><!-- to <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">techy?? On [[Wikipedia:Mac_os_x|Mac </del>OS X<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]], in the absence of an HFS+ creator code associated with a file, the last-installed application that claims it can open a certain type of file becomes the default application to open that file type (most Cocoa or UNIX applications fail to properly set the creator code metadata on files they create).</del>--></td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><!--<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The following paragraph does not appear </ins>to <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">be always true on the latest versions of </ins>OS X--></td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"> </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><!--While NeoOffice properly claims it can open all of the document types it can open, it respects established settings of installed applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, TextEdit, WordPerfect, or Safari) and will not set itself as the default application for their document types if those applications are already installed on your Mac.<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">--></ins></td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><!--<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The following instructions apply equally for [http://www.geocities.com/terry_teague/openoffice.html Start OpenOffice.org] and for [[NeoOffice]] with the following exceptions:</del></td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"># Start OpenOffice.org does not contain the proper information to claim it can open Microsoft Office file formats or most "generic" formats like RTF and plain text, so it will not be listed in the Finder's drop-down lists by default.</del></td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"># [[OpenOffice.org_Mac_OS_X_(X11)|OpenOffice.org/X11]] cannot open WordPerfect documents.--></del></td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">While NeoOffice properly claims it can open all of the document types it can open, it respects established settings of installed applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, TextEdit, WordPerfect, or Safari) and will not set itself as the default application for their document types if those applications are already installed on your Mac.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== Setting NeoOffice as the default application for Microsoft Office and other documents==</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">== Setting NeoOffice as the default application for Microsoft Office and other documents==</td></tr>
</table>Plubyhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=17474&oldid=prevPluby: /* Setting NeoOffice as the default application for Microsoft Office and other documents */ Minor wording changes2015-09-14T23:19:00Z<p><span class="autocomment">Setting NeoOffice as the default application for Microsoft Office and other documents -</span> Minor wording changes</p>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">These methods also work for WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF and plain text documents. If you have also installed OpenOffice<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.org Aqua</del>, you can also use these steps to make NeoOffice the default application for <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">OpenDocument, </del>OpenOffice<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.org, </del>and <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">StarOffice file formats</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">These methods also work for WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF and plain text documents. If you have also installed OpenOffice <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or LibreOffice</ins>, you can also use these steps to make NeoOffice the default application for OpenOffice and <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">LibreOffice files</ins>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<tt>.ppt</tt>, <tt>.rtf</tt>, <tt>.html</tt>, etc.). Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon </td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<tt>.ppt</tt>, <tt>.rtf</tt>, <tt>.html</tt>, etc.). Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon </td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">'''N.B.''' On Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopardâ€), <tt>.odt</tt> files may seem to appear with a generic document icon. This is due to the enhanced file preview functionality Apple added in Mac OS X 10.5; you are in fact seeing a preview of the first page of your document. To restore the normal document icon, with the folder containing the document active, select {{menu|Show View Options}} from the Finder's {{menu|View}} menu and uncheck the {{prefName|Show Icon Preview}} checkbox. You will need to repeat this procedure for each folder where you want to disable file previews. </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
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</table>Plubyhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=15274&oldid=prevSardisson: add note on 10.5 file preview and its effects on .odt document icons2009-07-03T23:56:08Z<p>add note on 10.5 file preview and its effects on .odt document icons</p>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">These methods also work for WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF and plain text documents.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">These methods also work for WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF and plain text documents<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. If you have also installed OpenOffice.org Aqua, you can also use these steps to make NeoOffice the default application for OpenDocument, OpenOffice.org, and StarOffice file formats</ins>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (.ppt, .rtf, .html, etc.).</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><tt></ins>.ppt<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></tt></ins>, <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><tt></ins>.rtf<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></tt></ins>, <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><tt></ins>.html<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></tt></ins>, etc.)<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Your document should now show a NeoOffice document icon </ins></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''N.B.''' On Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopardâ€), <tt>.odt</tt> files may seem to appear with a generic document icon. This is due to the enhanced file preview functionality Apple added in Mac OS X 10.5; you are in fact seeing a preview of the first page of your document. To restore the normal document icon, with the folder containing the document active, select {{menu|Show View Options}} from the Finder's {{menu|View}} menu and uncheck the {{prefName|Show Icon Preview}} checkbox. You will need to repeat this procedure for each folder where you want to disable file previews</ins>. </td></tr>
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</table>Sardissonhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=13236&oldid=prevValterb: botlangbar -> IT2008-01-20T13:55:59Z<p>botlangbar -> IT</p>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">*The method related above changes the default for ''all documents''. To change the default for any one ''individual document'', use '''Get Info''', select the appropriate application and close the Info window (i.e., stop with step 4 in the [[Setting_the_Default_Application#General_Method|General Method]] list).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">*The method related above changes the default for ''all documents''. To change the default for any one ''individual document'', use '''Get Info''', select the appropriate application and close the Info window (i.e., stop with step 4 in the [[Setting_the_Default_Application#General_Method|General Method]] list).</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:D%C3%A9finir_l%27application_par_d%C3%A9faut|Français]]}}</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:D%C3%A9finir_l%27application_par_d%C3%A9faut|Français<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] [[It:Impostare_l%27Applicazione_Predefinita|Italiano</ins>]]}}</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">[[Category:Tips and Hints]][[Category:NeoOffice]][[Category:OpenOffice.org]]</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">[[Category:Tips and Hints]][[Category:NeoOffice]][[Category:OpenOffice.org]]</td></tr>
</table>Valterbhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=13231&oldid=prevSardisson: /* Setting NeoOffice as the default application for Microsoft Office and other documents */ some tweaks2008-01-19T20:33:18Z<p><span class="autocomment">Setting NeoOffice as the default application for Microsoft Office and other documents -</span> some tweaks</p>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">These methods also work for WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF and plain text documents.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">These methods also work for WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF and plain text documents.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>=== General method <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>===</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">=== General method ===</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls</tt>, etc.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}}} menu (or type {{Key|cmd-I}}).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}}} menu (or type {{Key|cmd-I}}).</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (.ppt, .rtf, .html, etc.).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (.ppt, .rtf, .html, etc.).</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>=== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>===</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">=== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ===</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{prefName|Other}} from the {{prefName|Open with:}} drop-down list.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{prefName|Other}} from the {{prefName|Open with:}} drop-down list.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#A window will open that looks like the standard Mac OS X {{Window|open file}}-dialogue window. At the top of this window, there is selector that reads {{prefName|Recommended Applications}}; change this to read {{prefName|All applications}}.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#A window will open that looks like the standard Mac OS X {{Window|open file}}-dialogue window. At the top of this window, there is selector that reads {{prefName|Recommended Applications}}; change this to read {{prefName|All applications}}.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== Caveats ===</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== Caveats ===</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">*Since <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">some past </del>Mac OS X security update from Apple, a user must have first launched the application before it can be set as the default.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">*Since <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </ins>Mac OS X security update from Apple <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">late in the 10.3.x era</ins>, a user must have first launched the application before it can be set as the default.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">*Some document types come without extensions and sometimes different HFS+ file type codes end up being assigned for the same document type (for instance, some internet apps set WDBN instead of W6BN or W8BN as the file type for Microsoft Word .doc files). These have to be set <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">seperately</del>, so for such a document, the user might have to repeat on 4-6 "variations" of Word <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">doc </del>to get all Word <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">docs, etc</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">*Some document types come without extensions and sometimes different HFS+ file type codes end up being assigned for the same document type (for instance, some internet apps set WDBN instead of W6BN or W8BN as the file type for Microsoft Word .doc files). These have to be set <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">separately</ins>, so for such a document, the user might have to repeat on 4-6 "variations" of Word <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">documents </ins>to get all Word <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">documents assigned to NeoOffice</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">*The method related above changes the default for ''all documents''. To change the default for any one ''individual document'', use '''Get Info''', select the appropriate application and close the Info window (i.e., stop with step 4 in the [[Setting_the_Default_Application#General_Method|General Method]] list).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">*The method related above changes the default for ''all documents''. To change the default for any one ''individual document'', use '''Get Info''', select the appropriate application and close the Info window (i.e., stop with step 4 in the [[Setting_the_Default_Application#General_Method|General Method]] list).</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">[[Category:Tips and Hints]][[Category:NeoOffice]][[Category:OpenOffice.org]]</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">[[Category:Tips and Hints]][[Category:NeoOffice]][[Category:OpenOffice.org]]</td></tr>
</table>Sardissonhttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=12521&oldid=prevLorinda: /* General method */ fix tag typo2007-11-03T20:06:46Z<p><span class="autocomment">General method -</span> fix tag typo</p>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls<tt>, etc.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#In the Finder, elect an MS Office document e.g. <tt>foo.doc</tt>, <tt>foo.xls<<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">/</ins>tt>, etc.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}}} menu (or type {{Key|cmd-I}}.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Select {{Menu|Get Info}} from the Finder's {{Menu|File}}} menu (or type {{Key|cmd-I}}<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to {{Section|Open with:}} to expand that section.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click the {{Button|Change All}} button and {{Button|OK}} in the resulting dialogue.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Click the {{Button|Change All}} button and {{Button|OK}} in the resulting dialogue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (.ppt, .rtf, .html, etc.). </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (.ppt, .rtf, .html, etc.).</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">==== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ====</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">==== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ====</td></tr>
</table>Lorindahttps://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php?title=Setting_the_Default_Application&diff=12520&oldid=prevLorinda: Comment out OOo references; apply templates; simplify text2007-11-03T20:05:31Z<p>Comment out OOo references; apply templates; simplify text</p>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">On [[Wikipedia:Mac_os_x|Mac OS X]], in the absence of an HFS+ creator code associated with a file, the last-installed application that claims it can open a certain type of file becomes the default application to open that file type (most Cocoa or UNIX applications fail to properly set the creator code metadata on files they create).</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><!-- to techy?? </ins>On [[Wikipedia:Mac_os_x|Mac OS X]], in the absence of an HFS+ creator code associated with a file, the last-installed application that claims it can open a certain type of file becomes the default application to open that file type (most Cocoa or UNIX applications fail to properly set the creator code metadata on files they create).<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">--></ins></td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">The following instructions apply equally for [http://www.geocities.com/terry_teague/openoffice.html Start OpenOffice.org] and for [[NeoOffice]] with the following exceptions:</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><!--</ins>The following instructions apply equally for [http://www.geocities.com/terry_teague/openoffice.html Start OpenOffice.org] and for [[NeoOffice]] with the following exceptions:</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"># Start OpenOffice.org does not contain the proper information to claim it can open Microsoft Office file formats or most "generic" formats like RTF and plain text, so it will not be listed in the Finder's drop-down lists by default.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"># Start OpenOffice.org does not contain the proper information to claim it can open Microsoft Office file formats or most "generic" formats like RTF and plain text, so it will not be listed in the Finder's drop-down lists by default.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"># [[OpenOffice.org_Mac_OS_X_(X11)|OpenOffice.org/X11]] cannot open WordPerfect documents.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"># [[OpenOffice.org_Mac_OS_X_(X11)|OpenOffice.org/X11]] cannot open WordPerfect documents.<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">--></ins></td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"># </del>NeoOffice properly claims it can open all of the document types it can open, <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">but </del>it respects established settings of installed applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, TextEdit, WordPerfect, or Safari) and will not set itself as the default application for their document types if those applications are already installed on your Mac.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">While </ins>NeoOffice properly claims it can open all of the document types it can open, it respects established settings of installed applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, TextEdit, WordPerfect, or Safari) and will not set itself as the default application for their document types if those applications are already installed on your Mac.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;"><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>== Setting the default application <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to open NeoOffice or OpenOffice.org, </del>Microsoft Office<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </del>plain text documents <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">===</del></td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">== Setting <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">NeoOffice as </ins>the default application <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for </ins>Microsoft Office <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and other documents==</ins></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">These methods also work for </ins>WordPerfect, and HTML, RTF <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>plain text documents<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Select a document of one of </del>the <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">types</del>, <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">i.</del>e.<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del><tt>foo.<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sxw</del></tt>, <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in the Finder</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In </ins>the <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Finder</ins>, <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">elect an MS Office document </ins>e.<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">g. </ins><tt>foo.<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">doc</ins></tt>, <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><tt>foo.xls<tt>, etc</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Select <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''</del>Get Info<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''' </del>from the Finder's <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''</del>File<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''' </del>menu (or type cmd-I<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Select <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Menu|</ins>Get Info<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </ins>from the Finder's <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Menu|</ins>File<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}} </ins>menu (or type <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Key|</ins>cmd-I<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>Open with:<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </del>to expand that section.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Click on the disclosure triangle next to <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Section|</ins>Open with:<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </ins>to expand that section.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Choose the appropriate launcher application from the drop-down list.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Click the <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>Change All<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </del>button and <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>OK<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </del>in the resulting dialogue.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Click the <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Button|</ins>Change All<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </ins>button and <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Button|</ins>OK<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </ins>in the resulting dialogue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">additional </del>document type you want to open in NeoOffice <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or OpenOffice.org </del>(.<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sxi, .sxc, .sxd</del>, .rtf, .<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">doc</del>, etc.). </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Repeat these steps for each document type you want to open in NeoOffice (.<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ppt</ins>, .rtf, .<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">html</ins>, etc.). </td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">==== If NeoOffice <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(or Start OpenOffice.org) </del>is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ====</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">==== If NeoOffice is not listed in the "Open with:" drop-down list ====</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#Select <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>Other<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </del>from the <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>Open with:<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </del>drop-down list.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#Select <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{prefName|</ins>Other<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </ins>from the <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{prefName|</ins>Open with:<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}} </ins>drop-down list.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#A window will open that looks like the standard Mac OS X <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>open file<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>-dialogue window. At the top of this window, there is selector that reads <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>Recommended Applications<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>; change this to read <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>All applications<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#A window will open that looks like the standard Mac OS X <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Window|</ins>open file<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</ins>-dialogue window. At the top of this window, there is selector that reads <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{prefName|</ins>Recommended Applications<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</ins>; change this to read <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{prefName|</ins>All applications<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</ins>.</td></tr>
<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">#You should now be able to select any application in your "Applications" folder, including the ones that were previously greyed out. Select NeoOffice <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(or Start OpenOffice.org)</del>.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">#You should now be able to select any application in your "Applications" folder, including the ones that were previously greyed out. Select NeoOffice.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Check the "Always open with..." box in the lower part of the window and confirm.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Check the "Always open with..." box in the lower part of the window and confirm.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Continue with step 5 above.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">#Continue with step 5 above.</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;"><!--Are these threads still necessary here?</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Additional suggestions and alternative wordings are available on [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums trinity]: [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1079], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1141], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1217], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1113], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=8326#8326]</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Additional suggestions and alternative wordings are available on [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums trinity]: [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1079], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1141], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1217], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1113], [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=8326#8326]</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">--></td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== Caveats ===</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">=== Caveats ===</td></tr>
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