I have installed MS Office 2010 on Ubuntu 12.04 using PlayonLinux. Now to open a .docx file I have to first open Word and then use open to open the file I want. When I double click on the file it opens with LibreOffice instead.
So how can I set Word as the default application? Word also doesn't show up in the application list.
First of all, you need to have PlayOnLinux 4.1.1 (It won't work with 4.0.x)
To upgrade PlayonLinux to latest version, go to this link : http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html
Choose ubuntu, and follow the instructions regarding your distribution.
Then go to PlayOnLinux options -> File associations (.docx -> Microsoft Word 2010)
You need to enter separately each file type (xls,xlsx,dox,docx) and to associate it with the corresponding office program.
Then, tell Ubuntu to open .docx files with playonlinux. (you can do this by the usual icon right click)
If you want to make the opening of office files permanent, with MS Office, you should right click on a .doc, .docx,... and go to properties-> open with-> playonlinux set as default. You have to do this separately for each file type.
