I receive an "ASCII filter options" pop-up when attempting to download titles to OverDrive, or titles are opening in Open Office or Libre Office.

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Occasionally installing both Open Office (or LibreOffice) and OverDrive Media Console (OMC) can cause a file association error. Basically, what this means is that Open Office is trying to open files that are supposed to open in OMC. When you try to open a downloaded title, XML programming language text pops up rather than the title you wanted to listen to. Don't worry; it's easy to correct this issue.

To get your audio file working properly, follow these instructions:

Try downloading and opening your title again. If you are still having trouble, you may need to uninstall Open Office/Libre Office and redownload the latest version.

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  • Last Updated Sep 23, 2019
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  1. I don't have Overdrive on my computer, but every time I try to open a specific text document the ACSII filter options pops up. How do I fix it? The document is very important to me.
    by Jay on Nov 28, 2020