How to open .ODT files in Microsoft Word 2007/2003

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Open Document Format (ODF) is an open standard file format OpenOffice.org and others use. File extensions include .odt (text), .ods (spreadsheet), and .odp (presentation). By default, Microsoft Office does not open these file formats; however, it is possible with a plugin.

For office 2003 users

If you have Office 2003, Download and install the Sun ODF Plugin should just work.You can download the Sun ODF Plugin from here

For office 2007 users

  1. First you need to Install Service Pack 1 for Office 2007.
  2. Install Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office.
  3. Open ODT document via File > Open, or by double-clicking the ODT file and when prompted for the application to open it with, choose Word.

If you don’t have administrator privileges to install software, you can try an online converter such as Zamzar or Media Convert. You can also upload ODT documents to Google Docs or Zoho Writer.

If you want to open ODT documents locally but want to stay away from MS Office, try the lightweight, cross-platform Abiword or the full-blown suite of OpenOffice.org.

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  53 Responses to “How to open .ODT files in Microsoft Word 2007/2003”

  1. Ky says:
    August 19, 2008 at 3:51 am

    Very nice tip. Thanks!

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  2. AAA says:
    August 21, 2008 at 5:40 am

    THX U SVE ME

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  3. Albert says:
    December 1, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    Thanks for this article, really saved my @$$

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  4. Thusy says:
    February 13, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Thanks a lot.. very helpful.. :)

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  5. David says:
    March 2, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Excellent advice, thanks very much. I don’t have admin rights to my machine at work but your recommendation of zamzar was great and has solved my problem.

    Reply
  6. Brian says:
    March 21, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Thank you for the link to Sun Microsystems.

    Reply
  7. PJ says:
    March 30, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    I opened with GoogleDocs….WHAT A TIP! *THANK YOU*!!!

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  8. ER says:
    April 21, 2009 at 12:21 am

    very usefull

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  9. digsta says:
    May 12, 2009 at 9:36 am

    First result in Google for “.odt to Word”, clear guidelines with multiple possibilities offered. Thank you for the useful post.

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  10. Fi says:
    May 20, 2009 at 1:59 am

    Thanks very much, this has been exceptionally helpful to me! Much appreciated!

    Reply
  11. kira says:
    May 29, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Thanks…My problems are now solved…Thanks a lot!

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  12. Geoff Garcia says:
    June 28, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    thanks a lot dude!!! saved me the time!

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  13. Frits says:
    June 30, 2009 at 6:23 am

    A tip: Microsoft office 2007, servicepack 2 should also solve the problem.
    If you use office 2007 and install servicepack 2 (sp2) from Microsoft it includes the support for ODF so Microsoft word 2007, with servicepack2 installed should both open and also be able to save in the ODT format now(sp2 was released end of April 2009).

    Reply
  14. christian says:
    July 13, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Hi to everyone! What a great post, it really worked for me.
    I used google docs. Cheers from Barcelona

    Reply
  15. Susie says:
    July 13, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    As usual, one can expect the easiest, most reliable assistance from JAVA. Appreciate your technology and the people behind it!

    Reply
  16. jahmez says:
    July 21, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    Many thanks Zamzar, you saved my day! More power!

    Reply
  17. teguh says:
    July 31, 2009 at 4:14 am

    Great. thank you very much

    Reply
  18. PC Main says:
    August 5, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    thanks buddy. this is very helpful information.

    Reply
  19. Suman Dhawa says:
    August 26, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    U made my day ….
    Thanx Yaar

    Reply
  20. gonen says:
    September 1, 2009 at 11:03 am

    regisdtered downloaded installed (+ restart) – and it’s not working

    Reply
  21. kevin says:
    September 14, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    tnx tnx tnx!

    Reply
  22. Zeke says:
    October 3, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Tanx really

    Reply
  23. Sallie Miles says:
    October 22, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Thanks for the advice about Google.docs to open .odt file. Worked perfect!

    Reply
  24. mosbz says:
    November 6, 2009 at 8:44 am

    swt thanks =)

    Reply
  25. alisoncurry says:
    November 6, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    hi there. I was in an internet cafe and i saved my CV. When i have came home it is an odt file. How do i get it back to a word document please

    Reply
  26. Steve says:
    November 12, 2009 at 9:14 am

    Thanks very much. Worked perfectly!

    Reply
  27. Computer Tech Tips says:
    January 1, 2010 at 4:26 am

    Downloading a plug-in is possible to open ODT files from MS Word. I tried that on my own PC and it’s working. You should have try that also.

    Reply
  28. Tony says:
    February 20, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Thanks for the link to Zamzar. After problems with getting the plugin to work, Zamzar provided a quick and easy alternative. Great tip!

    Reply
  29. panda says:
    March 7, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    its really awesome. this helped me really

    Reply
  30. Killer957 says:
    March 11, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Yea right. However I really need help. Yesterday, I encountered a technical difficulty. When I click on the set-up (Plug-in) it said please contact your administrator blablabla. Can somone tell me how to disabled surf-control admin protection please and thank you. :)

    Reply
  31. Parshuram Shinde says:
    April 9, 2010 at 7:42 am

    thanks giveing this article

    Reply
  32. marcoo says:
    May 10, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    thanks a bunch! I ended up using google docs, so quick and easy! Ctrl-C to Word 07′ and my file was ready!

    Reply
  33. Amir Arif says:
    May 13, 2010 at 8:20 am

    I was struggling hither & thither for the solution but finally i got this. It really helped me. Thanks

    Reply
  34. Josh says:
    June 17, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    I don’t think this works anymore. The link takes you to Oracle’s site. Oracle bought sun, and I can’t find a word extender on Oracle’s site anywhere.

    Reply
  35. Tinytacohead says:
    July 7, 2010 at 5:08 am

    Am I stupid or are the “plugin” links provided, actually linking to a full fledged program, that costs $$$???

    Reply
  36. Tinytacohead says:
    July 7, 2010 at 5:09 am

    Oh, Amir already pointed this out, my bad. Is there still a free solution, other than downloading OpenOffice?

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  37. nanang says:
    July 20, 2010 at 3:47 am

    it’s no longer free, get it on softpedia (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Other-Office-Tools/Sun-ODF-Plugin-for-Microsoft-Office.shtml) or use openxml/odf translator (http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/)

    Reply
  38. sohaisohaila says:
    August 23, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    awesome work……saveed my life…lol…
    good job

    Reply
  39. beyn says:
    August 30, 2010 at 2:25 am

    thank you so much. your really a help =D

    Reply
  40. avishek says:
    September 15, 2010 at 3:33 am

    another life saved here…lol…absolute genius

    Reply
  41. Makita says:
    November 8, 2010 at 11:40 am

    Thanks, lifesaver :)

    Reply
  42. Naira Jeanne says:
    November 30, 2010 at 5:21 am

    Thanks… :D

    Reply
  43. Hani says:
    December 26, 2010 at 8:14 am

    I guess all of you use PC and no MAC related post is offered :( can someone let me know if there is a fix for MAC? I have the latest MS Office 2011 and i don’t want to install openoffice.org nor googleDocs… I would like that my MS Office have full functionality like you do :)

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  44. mike says:
    January 1, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    both links for the ODF plugin take me to Oracle, but there is no link on that site to download the ODF Plugin.

    Reply
  45. Svein says:
    January 20, 2011 at 7:05 am

    Mike, check the softpedia link in the comment from nanang on July 20 2010, I just downloaded it from there.

    Reply
  46. tina says:
    February 17, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    YOU ARE THE BEST!

    Reply
  47. James Sutton says:
    April 19, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/open-office/index.html

    That link doesn’t work anymore, all that comes up is an error page

    Reply
  48. nikita says:
    June 16, 2011 at 7:51 am

    i’m so happy…it’s good for me…can help for our job n sve my document

    Reply
  49. mike says:
    August 1, 2011 at 5:02 am

    nice!;-)

    Reply
  50. Suly says:
    November 2, 2011 at 2:25 am

    Homg, Zamzar saved my life!
    No wait,
    YOU did.
    Thanks(:

    Reply
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