How To Convert Odt Files To Doc Files?

Microsoft Word is one of the most popular program used to create and edit text documents. But it comes in two variants: Word and WordPerfect. The latter has a loyal following although Microsoft's Office suite has become dominant. If you have ever tried to convert from a .odt file in OpenOffice.org to .doc then you may have realized that there are not many tools around that can do this for you out-of-the-box. In this article, we're going to look at how to convert your OpenOffice files (.odt) into .doc format.

An ODT file is a file type created by word processors that uses the OpenDocument Text File Format. Some of these word processing applications include OpenOffice and LibreOffice. Just like Microsoft Word, you will be able to enter text, insert images, tables, and objects, and has a style feature. The top word processor like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and even Google Drive can open ODT files easily.

There will come a time when you need to convert ODT files to DOC files, this is because an open-source word processor won’t have the Track Changes feature. This feature is pretty important for the likes of writers and editors.

Converting ODT files to DOC files is quite simple and very easy to do, here are the steps on how you can do that:

Using OpenOffice or LibreOffice

1.Using the open-source word processors such as LibreOffice or OpenOffice, open the ODT file you want to convert.

2.Save the document by using Save As and then choosing Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP/2003 (.doc) (*.doc) as the file extension type. If in case you want to convert the ODT files to DOCX instead, all you have to is to choose Microsoft Word 2007/2010 XML (.docx) (*.docx).

That is all you have to do when you want to convert the ODT files to DOC files, pretty easy and simple. There are loads of file type extensions to choose from, so if in case you want to convert them to any other file types, you can do so by following the instruction and just changing the Save as Type.

Using Microsoft Word

1. Open your ODT files using Microsoft Word.
2. Click on File and then Save As. You can also press F12 on your keyboard, this is the shortcut key for Save As.
3. In the Save As Type, choose Word 97-2003 Document if you want to save the ODT file with the DOC file extension. If you want to save the ODT file as DOCX, you just have to choose the Word Document instead.
   
4. Click Save.

Using Microsoft Word as a means to convert your ODT files to DOC files has its advantages but it also has a disadvantage. Open-source word processors and Microsoft Word have a slight difference in terms of formatting. When you use Microsoft Word to open ODT files, some formats might change, like fonts, tables and objects so when you save the document as a DOC type, the formatting of your document should change a little bit.

Using Google Docs

1. Upload the ODT file you want to convert to Google Drive.
2. Open the uploaded file using Google Docs.
3. On Google Docs, click on File, highlight Download then selects Microsoft Word. This will automatically download a DOCX file.

The problem with Google Docs is you won’t be able to convert the ODT file to a DOC file. Your only option will be to convert them to a DOCX file type.

ODT to DOC Converter

Mentioned above are the 3 ways you can do to convert your ODT files to DOC but there is another process on how you can do the conversion without having to use any type of word processor. Here’s how to do it:

1. Search for an ODC to Word converter online.
   
2. Upload your ODT file to the converter.
3. Press Convert.
4. This should automatically download a DOC copy for you.

This is by far the fastest method to convert your ODT files into DOC files but you will need to have Internet access to be able to do this.

Summary: Convert odt files to doc files

• Install the Microsoft Word plugin for Open Office.
• Open an ODT file in Word.
• Edit your ODT file in Word.
• Save in DOCX format.