FODS Opener

How to open FODS file?

A FODS Opener is a computer program or application that supports FODS files and can open their contents. The first thing you should do is double-click the FODS file icon you want to open. If you have the correct software your problem should be resolved. If the appropriate software is on your operating system, the file should open in the associated application when you click it. However, if an error occurred while opening the file, you can try to fix it by following the instructions below in turn.

Open FODS files in 9 steps

1. The user must verify that the operating system used by him is compatible with the file OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet. If the user tries to open the file OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet on a system other than Linux, Mac OS, Windows, it may fail.
2. Check if the gedit or Apache OpenOffice, Windows Notepad, NotePad++ text editor program is installed in the system. The solution to this problem is to install the appropriate software that supports files with the extension FODS.
3. Check if files with the extension FODS are associated with the application gedit or one of the programs such as Apache OpenOffice, Windows Notepad, NotePad++ text editor. If this is not the case, the FODS files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the gedit, Apache OpenOffice, Windows Notepad, NotePad++ text editor programs.

Software programs that open FODS file extension

Windows
• Apache OpenOffice
• NotePad++ text editor
• Windows Notepad
MAC OS
• Apache OpenOffice
• LibreOffice
• NeoOffice
• TextEdit
Linux
• Apache OpenOffice
• gedit
4. If OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet is a file from the network or some other external source, it may be defective or incomplete. In this case, although one of the gedit, Apache OpenOffice, Windows Notepad, NotePad++ text editor programs is installed, the OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet file cannot be opened. Try to download or copy the file again.
5. If it turns out that the OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet file contains a virus, it will usually be impossible to open it. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
6. The OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. In this case, you may find that the newer version of the application does not support this older format.
7. To open the OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet file, the current version of the program in which we want to open it is required. Determine the version of your program and, if necessary, install the latest one.
8. Sometimes the user unknowingly tries to open a file with a shortcut that points to a place where the file is no longer there (it may have been previously deleted).
9. The system administrator has restricted the opening and modification of certain files, which in this case may include OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet.

Useful tools

If, despite going through all the steps, it was not possible to open the file with the FODS extension, you can try some of the proposed tools. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening FODS files.

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