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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152801" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="1">$[officename] can open and save documents in the Microsoft Office file formats. Microsoft Office Open XML formats can be read, but not saved.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145068" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Choose <emph>File - Save As</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153379" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">In the <emph>File type</emph> box, select a Microsoft Office file format.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154138" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">Saving Documents by Default in Microsoft Office Formats</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3144760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148453" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">In the <emph>Default file format and ODF settings</emph> area, first select a document type, then select the file type for saving.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149807" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">From now on, if you save a document, the <emph>File type </emph>will be set according to your choice. Of course, you still can select another file type in the file save dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153092" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="20">Converting Many Microsoft Office Files into OpenDocument Format</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146986" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">The <emph>Document Converter Wizard</emph> will copy and convert all Microsoft Office files in a folder into $[officename] documents in the OpenDocument file format. You can specify the folder to be read, and the folder where the converted files are to be saved.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150486" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Choose <link href="text/shared/autopi/01130000.xhp" name="File - AutoPilot - Document Converter"><emph>File - Wizards - Document Converter</emph></link> to start the wizard.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="23">Macros in Microsoft Office and $[officename]</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154921" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">With a few exceptions, Microsoft Office and $[officename] cannot run the same macro code. Microsoft Office uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code, and $[officename] uses Basic code based on the $[officename] API (Application Program Interface) environment. Although the programming language is the same, the objects and methods are different.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id0804200804173539" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The most recent versions of %PRODUCTNAME can run some Excel Visual Basic scripts if you enable this feature at <item type="menuitem"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - Load/Save - VBA Properties</item>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152577" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">If you use macros in one of the applications and want to use the same functionality in the other application, you must edit the macros. $[officename] can load the macros that are contained within Microsoft Office files and you can then view and edit the macro code in the $[officename] <link href="text/shared/main0600.xhp" name="Basic IDE">Basic IDE</link> editor.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="26">You can choose to preserve or delete VBA macros</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153144" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">Open a Microsoft Office document that contains VBA macro code. Change only the normal contents (text, cells, graphics), and do not edit the macros. Save the document as a Microsoft Office file type. Open the file in Microsoft Office, and the VBA macros will run as before.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150011" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">You may delete the VBA macros from the Microsoft Office file on loading or on saving.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155366" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01130100.xhp" name="Load/Save - VBA Properties">Load/Save - VBA Properties</link></emph> to set the VBA macro handling of $[officename].</paragraph>
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