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Windows Forum / Internet Explorer / IE 5.x / May 2006Changing HTML editor when downloading e-mail attachments
Hi, We have recently got Microsoft Office XP on our computer, but before we were using Microsoft works. I use Word as my main word processor but when I download attachments (ie in hotmail) it opens ion Works rather than in Word. I know this is something to do with changing the HTML editor by going to tools under Internet Explorer, but Microsoft Word isn't a choice. I don't mind so much about the documents already on my computer being in'Works' format, but any future e-mail attachments, etc, I would like Word to open. Does anyone have any ideas?! very frustrating! Thanks in adance! Thom Wood A 'simple' VB script based utility to "Add New Internet Explorer 5 Editor" is available from Bill James http://www.billsway.com/vbspage/ Note: This group is for posts concerning IE5.5 and you have IE6 IE6/OE6 newsgroups. news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress.stationery ...Alan  SignatureAlan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html On 19 Apr 2006 06:02:15 -0700, in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.browser, >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Thom Wood Does anyone have any idea how I can change the HTML editor? Just really frustrating! Any help greatly appreciated! ? I gave you the answer. What problem do you have with it? ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html On 4 May 2006 04:22:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.browser, >Does anyone have any idea how I can change the HTML editor? Just really >frustrating! > >Any help greatly appreciated! Sorry- I hadn't seen your previous answer, many thanks! Just tried doing that, though when I try to open it, I am prompted to "Enter path for editor to add for HTML files in IE% and Windows Explorer", and I'm unsure of what to enter- tried 'Microsfot Word' but it tells me that I am using an 'invalid path or characters'. Any ideas? Once again, much appreciated; thank-you. Please quote previous correspondence so people will know what you are talking about. I am at a loss as to how you didn't see my answer, as you replied to it, but we can skip that for now. You enter the path in normal path format. I don't have Office XP on this machine but it should be something like: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE10\WINWORD.EXE (with no spelling errors) If uncertain, then check for the path of Winword.exe or look in Windows Explorer-Tools-Folder Options-File Types at the association of .doc files (Microsoft Word Document) Before you do all this.... You asked for how to add an HTML edit to IE and I told you, but that may not really be what you want. Does a .doc file open in Windows Explorer if you double-click it? If not, then make sure in File Types that opening in Word is the default action. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html On 5 May 2006 03:23:23 -0700, in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.browser, >Sorry- I hadn't seen your previous answer, many thanks! Just tried >doing that, though when I try to open it, I am prompted to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Once again, much appreciated; thank-you. Alan- I am sorry if i have been unclear or not followed the 'rules' of the group, re. quoting previous correspondence, but am unsure in these things. Regarding your 'Windows Explorer' tip, I am not sure how to do this. All I literally want to do is make sure my e-mail attachments from hotmail open in Microsoft Word instead of Microsoft Works. I tried downlaoding the script you suggested but unfortunately that did not solve the problem. At the moment I cannot select 'Word' when I got to 'Tools', 'Internet Options', 'Programs' and 'HTML Editor'. I have all of Microsfot Office installed on my computer so just want it to be my default program for opening any attachment sent in an e-mail. Thank-you for your continued patience and I apologise for not 'quoting previous correspondence so people know what I am talking about'. With respect, you still are not quoting previous correspondence and you are making this difficult. Apologising and still not quoting is rather pointless. What part of my instructions don't you follow? Please read my last response. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html On 6 May 2006 03:37:18 -0700, in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.browser, >Alan- I am sorry if i have been unclear or not followed the 'rules' of >the group, re. quoting previous correspondence, but am unsure in these [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Thank-you for your continued patience and I apologise for not 'quoting >previous correspondence so people know what I am talking about'. |
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