Yeah, that is icky, isn't it?
Last week I got a Word 2007 file via e-mail that OO3 is supposed to handle, but it didn't want to open it as the helper for that attachment. On the 2nd attempt I opened OOwriter and tried to open the document by picking what I thought was the right filter. That didn't work either. It opened fine on the 3rd attempt, but I'm not sure exactly how...
Maybe you just need to try it several times?
The Print Preview for that document I received had about 6 pages, but only the correct number (2) printed.
There are still some rough edges that they need to fix, but it's a great tool especially considering the cost.
Cheers,
Scott.