Block opening of OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) file types

This policy governs the opening of Excel spreadsheets with OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) file types.

If you enable this policy setting, Excel will not be able to open OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) file types.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Excel will be able to open OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) file types.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security\FileOpenBlock
Value NameOpenDocumentSpreadsheet
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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