WD97: RTF Link in Netscape Starts New Instance of Word Viewer

 Last reviewed: February 4, 1998
Article ID: Q166066
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word Viewer 97

SYMPTOMS

If you follow a link to an .rtf (Rich Text Format) file from within Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Word Viewer 97 will be started as a standalone application (it will not be started from within Netscape Navigator).

If you follow an Internet link to a .doc file from inside Netscape Navigator, the file will start Word Viewer from within Navigator.

NOTE: Internet links to .rtf and .doc files correctly start Microsoft Word Viewer in-place from Microsoft Internet Explorer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

To obtain help with Microsoft Word Viewer 97, please see the following resources:

  • Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet: 

         http://www.microsoft.com/word/internet/viewer/default.htm
  • Refer to the accompanying Readme.doc file for product information and support options.
  • Microsoft offers Word Viewer support on the standard Microsoft Word for Windows Technical Support phone line, at (425) 462-9673.

Additional query words: compass in-situ inplace
Keywords : wdvw97 word97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: February 4, 1998
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