How to Create Documents in OpenOffice Compatible With Microsoft Word

1. Create a new text document in OpenOffice, by clicking on 'File' in the menu that goes across the top of the page, then selecting 'New,' then selecting 'Text Document.'
2. Click on 'File' again. Select 'Save As.' Navigate to the folder where you want to save your document.
3. Enter a name for your document in the 'File Name' box. Click on the arrow on the right of the 'Save as Type' box. From the list that pops up, select 'Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc).' Click on the 'Save' button.
4. A small gray pop-up window will appear, that warns you that the document may contain formatting or content that cannot be saved in the Word format, and asks you if you want to save it in that format anyway. Click on the 'Yes' button.
5. You can now send your document to someone who uses Microsoft Word, and they will be able to open it without any problems.
6. If you reopen the document at a later time to work on it again, the first time that you save it, you will again get the pop-up warning box. Click on 'Yes.'