I expect that this is common knowledge, but newbies (like me) may welcome this tip for Open/Save in OpenOffice.

By default, oo does not show hidden files and folders in its Open/Save dialogues. This is particularly painful with OS2008, as most of the folders seem to be hidden! (This is to allow translation of names for different locales, apparently).



The good news is that oo can be configured to show all the 'real' names, as follows:

1. with oo started, click on Tools and then Options...
2. expand the top item OpenOffice.org and click on General (NB: NOT General under Load/Save)
3. under Open/Save dialogs untick Use OpenOffice.org dialogs
4. Click OK (if you can't see the OK button, press Enter on the keyboard)

Open/Save windows now have a navigable path at the top, and life is much improved!