1. Click 'Start.'
2. Click 'All Programs.'
3. Click 'Open Office,' and then click on 'Writer.' This will open Open Office's equivalent to Microsoft Office, called 'Writer.'
4. Click 'File' and 'Open.' Open your Microsoft Office macro file in Writer.
5. Click 'File' and then 'Save As.' Select the 'Open Office Macro' format from the 'File Type' selection menu, and then click 'Save' to convert your Microsoft Word macro to the Open Office macro file format.