Microsoft KB Archive/294713

= The Meta Name Tag Changes the Hypertext Markup Language Editor on the Internet Explorer Toolbar =

Article ID: 294713

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q294713



SYMPTOMS
When you configure a default Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) editor in Internet Explorer and the icon for the editor program is displayed on the toolbar, and then you browse to a Web site that had been edited with a different program, the icon on the toolbar changes.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. Each Office program inserts a tag into the HTML file when it is saved. When Internet Explorer views this tag in an HTML page, it changes the default HTML editor to the one that had been last used to edit the page.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, start your HTML editor, and then point it to the HTML page that you want to edit.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Examples of meta tags added by Office programs include:
 * Microsoft Excel: 
 * Microsoft PowerPoint: 
 * Microsoft Word: 

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB294713

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