Click the "File" menu and select the "Open" option. Click the arrow to the right of the "Files of type" heading and select the "Word for Windows (*.doc)" option from the drop-down menu.

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These free add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint enable those apps to open and save their ODF counterparts (which typically have .ODT, .ODS, and .ODP extensions, respectively).