Linking to a Word doc

I am trying to create a link to open a Word document from my
FlashHelp file. I am using Insert Hyperlink, selecting 'File' in
'Link To' and then I select the doc to link to and 'Display in
frame:' 'New Window'. If I then select 'View Selected Item' from
the toolbar and select the link a dialog asks me to Open or Save
the doc. Selecting Open shows the doc in the preview window.
When I generate the help and select the link nothing happens
although right-clicking on the link and selecting the properties
shows the correct path to where the file is located. If I
right-click and select 'Save Target As' I can succesfsully save the
doc. So the link 'knows' where the file is (in the 'SSL!/FlashHelp'
folder) so why can't it open it? I'm using X5.0.2 build 801, IE6
and Flash Player 8. I've tried amending my secrity settings in
Flash Player and IE. I have previously used the same method to link
to HTM files that open SWF files created by Captivate with no
problems.

Hi robosteve and welcome to our community
If memory serves me correctly, the issue is with something
called the "Mark of the Web", otherwise known as MOTW. I think this
impairs linking. You might be able to work past it by creating a
totally new page that doesn't have MOTW, then causing that page to
redirect to the desired document file. I used to use this technique
all the time when I was an Intranet Web Developer. I discovered a
nice side effect of this approach. I found that even on a fast
intranet, it took much longer than I liked for Word documents and
PDF content to open. So I would regularly link to them in this
manner. This is because I could redirect and while the user waited,
I could plop a message on the screen that told them the process
would take a moment and to be patient. Otherwise, with the old way,
they would constantly click repeatedly thinking the browser locked
up. When in reality, it was simply taking a longer time than I
liked for the document to display.
Cheers... Rick

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arf arf wrote:
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> multiple Word documents by giving them the option to
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> checkbox will link to a different Word document. Upon
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> selection the Word documents will open, or maybe give an
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>
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>
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