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Can't see MS Office Documents

Asked by TonyH

Just downloaded & Installed 8.04 with Open Office. When I went to try and open a MS Word Document, Could not see any files in document folder. Actually could not see any files in any of the folders on other half of system. Windows version on other half of machine is Vista. Trying to see if I can break away from it. Thanks for help.

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Piotr Kaźmierczak (pkazmierczak) said : 		#1

hi,
you mean you cannot access any file on a vista disk? Are you trying to open the files with a file browser or with OpenOffice? Also bear in mind, that when you try opening a file with OpenOffice, the dialog window has an option which lets you choose which file types should be visible.

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TonyH (themmel) said : 		#2

The problem is that I can't even see any files. I tried with OpenOffice and
also with Rythmbuilder(?). Sorry, I don't know the complete correct name,
it's the one for playing cd's accompanying Ubuntu. I tried to copy files
from the Vista disk to the Linux disk but to no avail. From OpenOffice I can
see all the folders on the Vista disk and some files but when I open the
folders, there appears to not be any files in them. I also tried changing
the types of files in the dialog box that also didn't work.

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> you mean you cannot access any file on a vista disk? Are you trying to
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> that when you try opening a file with OpenOffice, the dialog window has an
> option which lets you choose which file types should be visible.
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Best Thomas Kluyver (takluyver) said : 		#3

Are the files there if you go into the folder just in a file browser (Nautilus or Dolphin)?

Are they .docx files, which may not be caught by the filters for Openoffice's dialog?

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TonyH (themmel) said : 		#4

Thye problem was a new b not playing around enogh to find out what was going on. I finally found the files when I looked at the right spot on the file open menu. Thank you for all your help, time and effort. Give me awhile, I might get used to a brand new OS. Been playing with Windws/DOS for way too long.