word

[bUrNs18]

ok thank u.. so how would i make it so the dialogue box comes up asking
that?

 

[DavidF]

Try this reference: Including external files in a Publisher web:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80561.aspx

DavidF

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

you can zip it, then it will always ask what the user wants to do...of
course some users won't know what to do with a zipped file either.


|
| ok thank u.. so how would i make it so the dialogue box comes up asking
| that?
|
| Mike Koewler wrote:
| > *Not real sure I understand your question. If it is how do you link
| > to a
| > Word or Excel file, you would do it the same way you do any link:
| > <a href="document.doc">Word Document</a>
| >
| > OTOH, if you have a file that you want to open in Word, that's going
| > to
| > be up to the associations the viewer has set. If you have a link to
| > word_document.doc, when the viewer clicks on it, he will probably get
| > a
| > dialogue box asking if he wants to save it, open it with the default
| > application (normally Word or a similar program) or open it with a
| > different application. I don't think you can force a viewer to open
| > a
| > document in Word.
| >
| > Mike
| >
| > bUrNs18 wrote:
| > > how do u make a link on your website open up in a word or excel
| > > document?
| > >
| > >
| > >
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[Mike Koewler]

In the vast majority of web browsers, a dialogue will pen automatically,
asking if the viewer wants to open it with the Default Application.

Personally, I would simply put the text in a text frame and be done with
it. David and I have mentioned over and over - KISS. Keep it simple.
Don't make viewers jump through hoops. If there isn't a good reason to
use the native file, don't.

Mike