This method may be helpful if you click on a link from a Web page to a file created in Microsoft Office, e.g. Word or Excel, that won't open automatically.

Microsoft Windows

1. Click on the link with the right-hand mouse button. A dialog box will appear.
2. In the dialog box click on Save Target As. A new dialog box will appear.
3. Select a location on your computer, e.g. desktop or My Documents. Click on OK.
4. Open the computer application you need to read the file you've downloaded, e.g. Word or Excel. Use the Open procedure in the File menu to open the file.

Macintosh OSX

1. Click on the link and use the dialog boxes to download the file to the location specified in your browser preferences, e.g. desktop. (Mac OSX will not open the file automatically)
2. You can then open most files in the appropriate application, e.g.Word, by clicking on the downloaded file on your computer.
3. In the case of RTF files, you will need to:
4. 1. Open Word
   2. Use the Open procedure in the File menu to find the downloaded file and open it. (If the filename is "greyed out", use the drop down menu in the dialog box to change All Office Docs to All Docs and then open the file.)

Note: an alternative method for downloading files directly from the Internet is:

1. Press the Control button on your keyboard, click on the link with the mouse and then release the Control button. This will bring up a dialog box.
2. Choose where you wish to save the file using the dialog box and then click on Save linked file.

Macintosh (other)

1. Click on the link and hold the mouse button down. A dialog box will appear.
2. Click on Save ... As. A new dialog box will appear.
3. Select a location on your computer, e.g. desktop or My Documents. Click on OK.
4. Open the computer application you need to read the file you've downloaded, e.g. Word or Excel. Use the Open procedure in the File menu to open the file.

In All Cases

If this procedure does not work, contact the person who published the file for an email attachment or hard-copy printout.