ODT indicates Open Document Format. It is an open standard text document created with Writer, the OpenOffice.org and StarOffice word processor; formatted using the OASIS OpenDocument XML-based standard. From OpenOffice.org, file extensions of text comes with .odt format, spreadsheet comes with .ods format and presentation comes with .odp format.
Microsoft Word by default can't open odt files. Open Document text files can be opened and edited with any OpenOffice-compatible program which are specified below.
1) OpenOffice.org Writer: You can download OpenOffice Write from the link OpenOffice.
2) Sun Microsystems Writer (included with StarOffice).
3) AbiSource AbiWord.
4) IBM Lotus Notes 8 or later.
5) On MAC OS with Apple TextEdit as well as with NeoOffice Writer.
6) On Unix OS with KOffice KWord.
7) Microsoft Word with OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-in.
Though Microsoft Word can't open odt file directly but with plugins you can open it.
If you want to open through Microsoft Word, download the ODF plugin from Sun ODF Plugin. Now you will be able to open odf files whether you use Microsoft Office 2003 or Office 2007.
8) If you don't have time to install any software or don't have administrative privilege and you have Internet connection then you can try any online converter tool such as Zamzar or Media Convert to open an odt file.
9) You can also upload odt file to Google Docs and from google docs you will be able to read the file.
10) Zoho Writer is another option to open odt file.
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