How to configure IE to open Office docs in the appropriate program

Sometimes when you click a link on a web site to a Microsoft Office document (a Word .doc file, Excel .xls file or PowerPoint .pps file), sometimes it may open up in Internet Explorer instead of in the Office program associated with the file type. This happens because IE is configured to host Office documents by default. You can change this behavior by following these directions: Open My Computer and click Tools | Folder Options. Click the File Types tab. In Registered File Types, click the file type you want to change and click Advanced. In the Edit File Type dialog box, clear the checkbox that says Browse in Same Window. Click OK.