How to force Word docs to be displayed in a frame

[Guest]

Hello:

I have created a site with a vertical navigation frame on the left and a
content frame in the middle of the screen. Some of the links point to Word
documents but I dont know how to accomplish this, as links to .PDF documents,
for example, work fine. Even links to XLS documents are correctly displayed
in the content frame (after confirming file download, which is ok for my
users), but I need help on how to make Word documents behave the same (after
confirming file download, a new instance of Word is opened).

Second part of the question: how can I make the Standard toolbar to be
visible either in Word or Excel documents loaded into the content frame?

Thank you very much in advance,

Rafa

 

[Rob Parsons]

Hi Rafa,

I don't think you can do what you want to do as word documents need to be
hosted in an OLE container (the Internet Explorer_Server). Perhaps you could
change your architecture and have your menu as a floating popup that uses
window.helper (I think) to select the main window's location. Alternatively,
load your navigation menu into Internet Explorers Search Explorer Bar (
window.open(MyMenu.htm, "_search")) ie. Put a Show Menu button on your Home
Page.
You may also get some ideas by looking at the Discussion Explorer Bar that
comes with MS Office. Hope this helps. Others may be more informed than I.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Hello:

I have created a site with a vertical navigation frame on the left and a
content frame in the middle of the screen. Some of the links point to Word
documents but I dont know how to accomplish this, as links to .PDF documents,
for example, work fine. Even links to XLS documents are correctly displayed
in the content frame (after confirming file download, which is ok for my
users), but I need help on how to make Word documents behave the same (after
confirming file download, a new instance of Word is opened).

Looks like you need to use the File Types tab of the Folder Options tool...

<title>KB303475 - File Download Dialog Box Appears When You Open

Second part of the question: how can I make the Standard toolbar to be
visible either in Word or Excel documents loaded into the content frame?



Thank you very much in advance,

Rafa

Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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[Guest]

Thank you Robert and Rob:

The fact is that it would be unpractical to have all my possible users
change their settings in the File Types tab (I myself cannot make it load in
the frame instead of in a new Word window). I am thinking of adding a
"custom" standard toolbar with Print and Save As options so that those users
who have different settings are able to print or save the documents.

I am still looking into this issue, so any other comment is also welcome.

Again, a big thank you.

Rafa