How do I configure Internet Explorer to open an Office file in the appropriate Office program?
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows) AND you have Microsoft Office installed, you might notice that Internet Explorer displays the Powerpoint or Word file within the browser window, rather than prompting you to download/save to your PC. This is default behavior for Internet Explorer. The problem is that you do not have access to the full Office program menu. [Windows 2000/XP] To configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer: • Open My Computer. • On the Tools menu (or the View menu), click Folder Options (or click Options). • Click the File Types tab. • In the Registered file types list, click the specific Office document type (for example, DOC = Microsoft Word Document), and then click Advanced (or click Edit). • In the Edit File Type dialog box, click to clear the Browse in same window check box (or click to clear the Open Web documents in place check box). • Click OK. • Repeat Steps 4-6 for other
