DOCUMENT:Q243392  08-MAY-2002  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Document Appears Inaccessible in Internet Explorer
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you have a Word 97 document in Internet Explorer that is in place and you
switch to another instance of Word or another in-place Word document in Internet
Explorer, the focus may be lost and you may be unable to edit the document.

Additionally, if the separate instance of Word 97 is minimized, you may receive
an Exception Access Violation.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, try one of the following:

 - Open the Word 97 document outside Internet Explorer, as explained in the
   following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

   

   Q162059 Q162059: Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer

   -or-

 - Upgrade to Word 2000 and Internet Explorer version 5.



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem does not occur in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdta 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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