How to open an Office 2007 document inside an Internet Explorer 7 window?

September 24, 2007   17:53

Trying to build a document preview window in Sharepoint, I noticed that it is no longer possible to stream a Word document inside a browser window. This problem occurs when you use Office 2007 in combination with Internet Explorer 7 and is behavior by design. Microsoft decided on this behavior to increase overall security and usability.

But what if you really need to open the document inside the browser? There is only one way around; Microsoft published a KB about the issue which can be resolved by making changes to the registry which you can read here. If you have no control over the end-user’s computer you’ll probably have to find another solution like generating PDF previews. What a bummer…

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More Sharepoint; a new job

September 7, 2007   10:35

I started my new Job this week. I’ve decided to leave Ordina and to join the Sharepoint development team at Macaw. It was not an easy decision because I have made quite a few friends at Ordina. However, the opportunity from Macaw was to good to pass up and I’m sure I will make new friends over here.

Expect more posts about Sharepoint in the future and I look forward to working with all new colleagues on great Sharepoint projects!

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