If you use Microsoft Office, you can open ODT files using Microsoft Word. While you likely won’t get complete compatibility, you can get quite close. With the release of Office 2021, Microsoft upgraded the suite, including Word, with better support for the newest Open. Document 1.3 standard.
I generally don’t open ODF files with Word and (and visa-versa with .docx). But just slightly off-topic, I noticed Libre. Office handles .docx files far better than what Open, and office., and org did., and org documents?
What is the ODT format in Microsoft Word?
Use Word to open or save a document in the Open. Document Text (.odt) format Word for Microsoft 365Word 2021Word 2019Word 2016Word 2013Word 2010Word 2007More Less You can open and save files in the Open. Document Text (.odt) file format used by some word processing applications.
This of course begs the query “How do I open an OpenDocument Text file in Office 2007?”
You must install 2007 Microsoft Office system Service Pack 2 (SP2) before you can use these procedures. Open an Open. Document Text file in Word Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open. In the File of type list, click Open, and document text. Click the file you want to open, and then click Open.
Why can’t I open an ODT file on a Mac?
As for your main issue, the bottom line is that Mac Word does not support the .odt file format. In fact, prior to Office 2010 .odt wasn’t even supported by Win Word [although I believe it was added to Office 2007 after-the-fact by SP2].
How to export ODT book to LibreOffice?
Open your ODT book in Libre. Office and then use the Libre. Office File > Export feature. Choose to save in the Office Open XML file format (.docx). I think Libre. Office incorrectly calls the standard open format “Microsoft Word” format.