Microsoft KB Archive/259920

= WD2000: &quot;Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows&quot; Missing on File Menu in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 259920

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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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:  Start Word. On the Tools menu, click Options. On the General tab, click Web Options. 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. 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.

 Click OK to close the Options dialog box.</li> Start Internet Explorer.</li> If Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows does not appear on the File menu, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.</li> On the Programs tab, change the HTML editor box to Microsoft Word for Windows.</li> Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.</li></ol>

NOTE: Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows should now appear on the File menu in Internet Explorer.</li></ol>

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