With the required file open
1. File > Save As ...
AOO opens a navigator window at the open file's location. You can rename files etc within that open window. Click Cancel when finished.
Note that you only see files of the the Save As ..., type, or .odt in the image.
File > Open ..., in AOO always opens at
the last location at which a file was saved. To see all the files, save the current file and then go File > Open ... You can now see all the files.

- Editing C:\...\Desktop\AOO\Test Files\test.odt.
File > Save As ..., opens at folder C:\...\Desktop\AOO\Test Files\
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