Document File Formats
OpenOffice Writer uses XML to store its documents. XML is a widely used, standard format for storing information in an application-independent format. An OpenOffice Writer document is stored in a file with an .sxw extension. The file, however, is not a single file; it is a zip archive containing several files required for managing an XML document. An .sxw file cannot be opened in another word processor.
You can save your document as other types of files:
Microsoft Word: All versions of Word back to Word 6.0, with a .doc extension.
RTF: A format that most word processing applications understand, used for transferring programs between applications. If you are unsure what application might need to open the document, you can ...
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