Hi, Its done in Open Office, and is an XML file containing the data. Think of it as a portable Word document which can be opened in any Office suite on any OS. Word 2003 may be able to open it, or you may have to ask the user to save it in a text only file. Thanks. Andrew. ________________________________ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: 22 October 2005 23:07 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] .odt file extensions Hi all - I was sent a file attachment with a .odt extension, which wouldn't open; when I clicked on it, I got a message about no programme being associated with this type of file, and was instructed to do something in the control panel! So, what then is an .odt file, and how do I access it? Andy