To get MS O files to open in their MSO program rather than the browser is a per user setting on an intranet
See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=162059
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| Thanks crash, yeah you are right the .dot is on my website
| and hyperlinked to, in previous versions of FP it opened
| in word, now it opens in the browser (hosted word?) and I
| cannot email it! I cant use forms as I need the results in
| the same layout as the template. Regards
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Unless of course the Word Template is on his
| webpage...but it should still work the same way....better
| to use a FP Form page I would think.
| >
| >R.
| >
| >
| message | >I'm not sure we have enough info to solve this. The way I
| am hearing (seeing) it...is:
| >
| >We have a Word.dot stored on computer shy user's machine
| that they fill out and try to email to Ben.
| >
| >I just tried this with my .dot templates....
| >
| >Open Template
| >Fill in Template
| >Click on Sent To
| >Choose Email Recipent
| >Fill in Address
| >Send Email ... done.
| >
| >I'm not sure why Ben is getting envolved with a Browser
| issue at all.
| >Unless, I'm just misunderstanding the entire processssss.
| >
| >
| | >| Hi Ben,
| >|
| >| It would help if you told us what the data being
| collected is.
| >|
| >| --
| >| HTH,
| >| Kevin Spencer
| >| .Net Developer
| >| Microsoft MVP
| >| Big things are made up
| >| of lots of little things.
| >|
| message
| >| | >| > Sorry Kevin I'm not explaining myself very well! I
| dont
| >| > have the same options in hosted word as I do in normal
| >| > word, the options to send item via email are not the
| same
| >| > all the options apart from Save appear to be browser
| >| > options, if I get chance tommorow I could send you a
| >| > screen shot? I really appreciate the help, I have
| >| > contacted my IT people but they haven't got much of an
| >| > idea how to help.
| >| >
| >| > Basically I have a set of Word Document templates
| produced
| >| > by other departments which people need to fill in and
| >| > email, they have to arrive at the intended person in
| the
| >| > same format. Perhaps there is a better way to do this
| but
| >| > I don't know how, I have thought of using a FP
| submission
| >| > form but the submission needs to be in the same
| layout.
| >| >
| >| > Hope this meakes a bit more sense? Thanks Ben
| >| >
| >| > >-----Original Message-----
| >| > >I don't understand the question. You have the same
| >| > options and commands in
| >| > >Word when it is hosted in a browser as you have
| without
| >| > the browser.
| >| > >
| >| > >If I knew more about what you're using these Word
| >| > documents for, I could
| >| > >make other recommendations. My guess is that you
| don't
| >| > really want to use a
| >| > >Word document for collection user data.
| >| > >
| >| > >--
| >| > >HTH,
| >| > >Kevin Spencer
| >| > >..Net Developer
| >| > >Microsoft MVP
| >| > >Big things are made up
| >| > >of lots of little things.
| >| > >
| >| > >| >| > >> Hi Kevin,
| >| > >>
| >| > >> Thanks for the fast reply, another annoying
| qquestion
| >| > for
| >| > >> you - how do I then email that document? the send
| option
| >| > >> only allows me to email a link or a blank
| document. If I
| >| > >> can explain - I have various Word templates that I
| want
| >| > >> people to fill in and email back to me, the end
| users
| >| > are
| >| > >> pretty computer shy and cannot be trusted to save
| the
| >| > >> document and attach it to an email ect. When I did
| this
| >| > >> before it gave us the option of clicking send,
| then send
| >| > >> as attachment, which would send the updated
| document -
| >| > any
| >| > >> ideas?
| >| > >>
| >| > >> >-----Original Message-----
| >| > >> >Hi Ben,
| >| > >> >
| >| > >> >When you think it's opening in your browser, it is
| >| > >> opening in Word, which is
| >| > >> >being hosted by your browser. You can do anything
| with
| >| > it
| >| > >> that you could do
| >| > >> >with Word alone. Note that the document
| downloaded is
| >| > NOT
| >| > >> the original
| >| > >> >document, but a copy.
| >| > >> >
| >| > >> >--
| >| > >> >HTH,
| >| > >> >Kevin Spencer
| >| > >> >..Net Developer
| >| > >> >Microsoft MVP
| >| > >> >Big things are made up
| >| > >> >of lots of little things.
| >| > >> >
| >| > >> >| >| > >> >> Hi, bit new to this so forgive me if this is a
| really
| >| > >> >> stupid quesntion. I am having trouble
| hyperlinking to
| >| > >> word
| >| > >> >> documents, I use FP200 and when I click the
| link it
| >| > >> opens
| >| > >> >> the document in my browser IE6 (which is no
| good). I
| >| > >> need
| >| > >> >> it to open the document in word so I can add
| stuff
| >| > and
| >| > >> >> email it on. Any ideas? hope somebody can help!
| >| > >> >
| >| > >> >
| >| > >> >.
| >| > >> >
| >| > >
| >| > >
| >| > >.
| >| > >
| >|
| >|
| >.
| >
