WD2000: "Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows" Missing on File Menu in Internet Explorer (259920)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q259920

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, when you attempt to edit a Web page, Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows does not appear on the File menu.

CAUSE

Microsoft Word is not set as your default Web page editor.

RESOLUTION

To set Microsoft Word as your default Web page editor and to add the Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows option on the File menu in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
  1. Start Word.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  3. On the General tab, click Web Options.
  4. On the Files tab, click to select the Check if Word is the default editor for all other Web pages check box, and then click OK to close the Web Options dialog box.
  5. Click Yes to the following message:
    Microsoft Word is not your default Web page editor. Would you like to make Word your default editor?

    Note: Web pages created in Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and FrontPage will continue to open in the original application.
  6. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.
  7. Start Internet Explorer.
  8. If Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows does not appear on the File menu, follow these steps:
    1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
    2. On the Programs tab, change the HTML editor box to Microsoft Word for Windows.
    3. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
    NOTE: Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows should now appear on the File menu in Internet Explorer.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

224689 WD2000: Web Page Opens in Different Microsoft Office Program

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/22/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB259920
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