Here is a tutorial on how you can convert an ODT document to Word (DOC, DOCX) format on Windows with free software or an online tool.

However, Microsoft Office Word 2010 features built-in support for the ODT file extension, allowing you to instantly open them without having to install any kind of add-on or extension.

How to Open Publisher Files With OpenOffice. Although Apache's OpenOffice is compatible with the rest of the Microsoft Office suite, it cannot convert Microsoft Publisher files.

OLE files are used to embed or link documents together for sharing data across applications. Next, the ODT used the embedded OLE to trigger the HTML Application script (HTA) into action.

Free Web service Zamzar can turn Publisher files into Word documents, PDFs, HTML pages, and loads of other formats.

That includes .odt files for documents, .ods for spreadsheets, and .odp for presentations, the file types used by applications like Open Office and others supporting the open platform.