Configuring LibreOffice File Formats
The entirety of this configuration is handled in a single location and can be reached from any one of the LibreOffice tools (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, or Math). To switch LibreOffice from saving as the default open formats to the more universally accepted MS Office default formats, follow these steps: Once you click OK, the Options window will be dismissed and you’re ready to go. When you go to save a new LibreOffice document, you’ll see that the MS Office format is now the default. You no longer need to concern yourself with using the Save As function in LibreOffice, as your documents will automatically save in the MS Office formats.
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is one of the most popular open-source office suite tools on the market. And with good reason. LibreOffice is as user-friendly as any of the competition, free, and offers all of the features you have grown accustomed to with Microsoft Office. The one caveat to using LibreOffice is that, by default, it saves in the open file formats. Whereas Microsoft Office saves as .docx (for documents), .xlsx (for spreadsheets), and .pptx (for presentations), LibreOffice saves as .odt (for documents), .ods (for spreadsheets), and .odp (for presentations). Although many office suite applications can work with one another’s files, you might run into someone who doesn’t know how to work with the open format. Or, even more important, you might need to submit a document to a business (or school) that only accepts the MS Office formats.
