ODT file is Text Document, created in programs like StarOffice and OpenOffice. Although these products are free, text editor MS Word, although distributed by paid subscription, is not only the most popular, but also represents a certain standard in the world of software for working with electronic documents.
This is probably why many users need to transfer ODT to Word, and in this article we will talk about how to do this. Looking ahead, we will say that there is nothing complicated in this process; moreover, it is difficult to solve this task maybe two different ways. But first things first.
Since the audience of paid Office from Microsoft, like its free analogues, is quite large, the problem of format compatibility is known not only to ordinary users, but also to developers.
This is probably what dictated the emergence of special converter plugins that allow you not only to view ODT documents in Word, but also to save them in the standard format for this program - DOC or DOCX.
Selecting and installing a converter plugin
ODF Translator Add-in for Office is one such plugin. This is what we have to download and then install. To download the installation file, follow the link given below.
1. Run the downloaded installation file and click "Install". The download of the data required to install the plugin on your computer will begin.
2. In the installation wizard window that appears in front of you, click "Next".
3. Accept the terms license agreement by checking the box next to the corresponding item and click again "Next".
4. In the next window, you can select for whom this plug-in converter will be available - only for you (marker opposite the first item) or for all users of this computer (marker opposite the second item). Make your selection and click "Next".
5. If necessary, change the default installation location of ODF Translator Add-in for Office. Click again "Next".
6. Check the boxes next to the items with the formats that you plan to open in Microsoft Word. Actually, the first one on the list is what we need OpenDocument Text (.ODT), the rest is optional, at your own discretion. Click "Next" to continue.
7. Click "Install" to finally start installing the plugin on your computer.
8. Once the installation process is complete, click "Finish" to exit the installation wizard.
Having installed the ODF Translator Add-in for Office, you can proceed to opening an ODT document in Word with the goal of further converting it into DOC or DOCX.
Converting a file
After we have successfully installed the converter plugin, Word will be able to open files in the ODT format.
1. Launch MS Word and select from the menu "File" paragraph "Open", and then "Review".
2. In the Explorer window that opens, in the drop-down menu, find the line for selecting the document format in the list "Text OpenDocument (*.odt)" and select this item.
3. Go to the folder that contains the required ODT file, click on it and click "Open".
4. The file will be opened in a new Word window in Protected View mode. If you need to edit it, click "Allow editing".
Having edited the ODT document and changed its formatting (if necessary), you can safely move on to converting it, or rather, saving it in the format you and I need - DOC or DOCX.
1. Go to the tab "File" and select "Save as".
2. If required, change the document name, in the line under the name, select the file type from the drop-down menu: "Word Document (*.docx)" or "Document Word 97 - 2003 (*.doc)", depending on which format you need as output.
3. Clicking "Review", you can specify a location to save the file, then just click on the button "Save".
Thus, we were able to convert the ODT file into a Word document using a special converter plugin. This is just one of possible methods, below we will look at another one.
Using an online converter
The method described above is extremely good in cases where you often have to deal with documents in ODT format. If you need to convert it to Word once, or you need something like this very rarely, it is not at all necessary to download and install third-party software on your computer or laptop.
Online converters, of which there are quite a few on the Internet, will help solve this problem. We offer you a choice of three resources, each of which has essentially the same capabilities, so just choose the one you like best.
Let's look at all the intricacies of converting ODT to Word online using the ConvertStandard resource as an example.
2. Make sure the option at the bottom is selected "ODT to DOC" and press "Convert".
Note: This resource cannot convert to DOCX, but this is not a problem, since a DOC file can be converted to a newer DOCX in Word itself. This is done in exactly the same way as we saved the ODT document opened in the program.
3. After the conversion is completed, a window will appear to save the file. Browse to the folder where you want to save it, change the name if necessary and click the button "Save".
Now the ODT file converted to DOC can be opened in Word and edited after disabling Protected View. When you've finished working on the document, don't forget to save it by specifying DOC format DOCX (this is optional, but recommended). 
That's all, now you know how to translate ODT into Word. Just choose the method that is more convenient for you and use it when necessary.
You can open and save files in the OpenDocument Text (ODT) format used by some word processing applications.
Open the tab File.
Click the button Open.
Click the button Review
file name and select OpenDocument text.
Open.
Advice:
Note:
Open the tab File.
Click the button Review
On the list File type select an option OpenDocument text.
Opening an OpenDocument text file in Word
Open the tab File.
Click the button Open and select the file location; For example, click computer.
Click the button Review
To view only files saved in the OpenDocument format, click the list of file types next to the field file name and select OpenDocument text.
Click the file you want to open, and then click Open.
Advice: You can also double click required file to open it.
Note: When you open OpenDocument text in Word, its formatting may differ from the formatting in the application in which it was created. This is due to differences between applications that use the OpenDocument format.
Saving a Word document in OpenDocument Text format
Open the tab File.
Click the button Review, and then choose a location to save the file.
On the list File type select an option OpenDocument text.
Give the file a name and then save it.
More information about the OpenDocument format
When opening or saving documents in the OpenDocument Text (ODT) format, some formatting may be lost. This is because OpenDocument Text and Word support different features and options, such as formatting. additional information For differences between OpenDocument Text and Word formats, see Differences between OpenDocument Text (ODT) and Word (DOCX) formats.
Before you send a file to someone else, we recommend that you close the file and reopen it to see what it looks like in OpenDocument Text (ODT) format.
When collaborating on a document in Word and another word processor such as Google Docs or OpenOffice.org Writer, treat text creation and formatting as separate tasks. Write as much text as possible without applying any formatting to it. Apply formatting at the end of your document. This will allow you to focus on the text and minimize formatting loss when switching between OpenDocument Text and Word formats.
Opening an OpenDocument text file in Word
Open the tab File.
Click the button Open.
To view only files saved in the OpenDocument format in the list File type select item OpenDocument text.
Click the file you want to open, and then click Open.
Advice: You can also double-click the file you want to open it.
Note: When you open OpenDocument text in Word, its formatting may differ from the formatting in the application in which it was created. This is due to differences between applications that use the OpenDocument format.
Saving a Word document in OpenDocument Text format
Open the tab File.
On the list File type select an option OpenDocument text.
Enter a file name and save it.
More information about the OpenDocument format
When opening or saving documents in the OpenDocument Text (ODT) format, some formatting may be lost. This is because OpenDocument Text and Word support different features and options, such as formatting. For more information about the differences between OpenDocument Text and Word formats, see Differences between OpenDocument Text (ODT) and Word (DOCX) formats.
Before you send a file to someone else, we recommend that you close the file and reopen it to see what it looks like in OpenDocument Text (ODT) format.
When collaborating on a document in Word and another word processor, such as Google Docs or OpenOffice.org Writer, treat text creation and formatting as separate tasks. Write as much text as possible without applying any formatting to it. Apply formatting at the end of your document. This will allow you to focus on the text and minimize formatting loss when switching between OpenDocument Text and Word formats.
Before you send a file to someone else, we recommend that you close the file and reopen it to see what it looks like in OpenDocument Text (ODT) format.
When collaborating on a document in Word and another word processor, such as Google Docs or OpenOffice.org Writer, treat text creation and formatting as separate tasks. Write as much text as possible without applying any formatting to it. Apply formatting at the end of your document. This will allow you to focus on the text and minimize formatting loss when switching between OpenDocument Text and Word formats.
More information about the OpenDocument format
When you open and save documents in the OpenDocument Text (ODT) format, some formatting may be lost. This is because various functions and settings, such as formatting, that OpenDocument Text and Word 2007 support. For more information about the differences between OpenDocument Text and Word 2007 formats, see Differences between OpenDocument (ODS) and Excel for Windows (XLSX) formats.
How to open an odt file in Word? OpenDocument Text (odt) is a common text data file similar to doc (Word). Created in OpenOffice, or StarOffice. OpenOffice is quite popular among start-up companies - the program is free. But, for the majority of users in software editor from Microsoft Office. A reasonable question arises: how to open odt in Word?
There is nothing complicated. Using Word 2007 as an example, we will show you how to work with OpenDocument Text.
Open Microsoft Office.
By clicking on “Office” (top screenshot). 
Click “Open”. 
At the bottom right, open the file list and find - Text OpenDocument. 
Click “Donate 1.odt”, press the button (red arrow on the right) to open it. 
The task is completed, Donat 1 is opened as a Word document. To open an odt file in MS Office 2007 in this way, you must first install SP2.
For Word 2010. By clicking on “File”, click on the “Open” that appears. When choosing a file type, we stop at the “OpenDocument Text” item. Click required file, open it.
Word 2013. Again, the "File" tab. Open it and select the file location.
Then click on the “Browse” button and from the file types next to the file name field, select OpenDocument Text.
Click the required document and click the “Open” button.
Word 2016. “File” – “Open” – “Browse” – file types – Text OpenDocument – file – open.
In later versions of Word, when opening odt, you can double-click it.
An earlier Word is installed - it is possible to convert odt using the Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office. Easy to find. We ask the corresponding query in Google. 
Download, run the file (odp-*.*-bin-windows-en-US.exe), and begin the installation. 
By clicking on installation file, we get the window shown in the figure above. Click “Next”, follow the prompts that appear, and install.
Having finished installing the plugin, open odt in Microsoft Office Word XP/2000/2003 in the same way as was opened in later versions, through the “Office” button.
You can open odt in Word with any online converter. 
Select the required “Donation 1 – copy.odt”, press the conversion button.
Having opened the converted document, we see that everything went well. In the picture below open file“Donat 1 – copy” in Word format. 
Thus, we are practically convinced that the odt file can be opened in Word in various ways without any problems.
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