Open SDD files

  • Full name
    OpenOffice.org Impress Presentation Format
  • Developer
    Oracle
  • Popularity
Have you encountered a problem with a SDD file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a SDD file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your SDD file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is SDD file?

The suffix SDD identifies a file that contains a presentation created using the StarOffice Impress software.

More info

The files can contain formatted texts, tables, images, animations, audio and video data. Besides, they can also include macros. The macros can also be malicious software, so the review of an SDD file with an antivirus program is displayed.

StarOffice was originally developed by the German company Star Division. The word processor StarWriter presented the basis of the package that first appeared for MS-DOS and subsequently for Windows. In 1999, Star Division was acquired by Sun Microsystems and ported StarOffice to various platforms. The components of OfficeSuite have been changed several times. In 2000, the source code was published by StarOffice, from which the open source project OpenOffice was created. Nevertheless, there was a commercial variant that offered additional support. From version 8 StarOffice supports the Open Document Standard with the extension odp.

In 2009 Sun was bought by Oracle, who discontinued the commercial version in 2011.

Programs which can open a SDD file

How to open file with SDD extension?

In order to open a file with SDD extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening SDD file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with SDD files, follow the instructions below.
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Install OpenOffice.org or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening SDD files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support SDD files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of SDD files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set OpenOffice.org as the default program for opening SDD files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate SDD files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the OpenOffice.org applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where OpenOffice.org has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with SDD files

Sometimes problems with opening SDD files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • SDD files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open SDD files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • SDD file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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