Does anyone know of anyway of forcing a MS Word document which is hyperlinked from a web page to open using the MS Word application and not using the browser window.<!--content-->The only way i can think to is checking your DOC file associations & removing any association with IE & other browsers, leaving the 'Open' association linked to WORD only... jaeman<!--content-->Direct from Technet:<br />
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Open My Computer.<br />
On the Tools menu (or the View menu), click Folder Options (or click Options).<br />
Click the File Types tab.<br />
In the Registered file types list, click the specific Office document type (for example, Microsoft Excel Worksheet), and then click Advanced (or click Edit).<br />
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). <br />
Click OK.<br />
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This doesn't apply to NT, though. If you have NT, there are registry entries to change. Refer to the link for that.<!--content-->what good does that do if the file is on the internet and they want the doc to open in word for everybody?<!--content-->Guess I interpreted the post differently. At work people ask me how to configure their system so when they click a link for a Word doc from any site, it will open up in Word instead of IE. The way the original post is worded made me think bertieball was asking the same thing.<br />
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If that's not the case, I don't think you have the control when designing the page to force it to open in Word. The best option might be to have a note by the link suggesting the user right-clicks and chooses 'Save Link As...' They can then open the saved file in Word.<!--content-->and you may very well be correct.<!--content-->You word document doesn't open in word on my computer.<br />
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I don't have Word or Office installed!<!--content-->