Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Configure the browser to work with documents
Use desktop editing applications to work with documents from Document Manager.
The Document Manager browser plug-in must be enabled for you to use desktop applications, such as Microsoft® Word, to work on documents from a document library. To successfully enable the browser plug-in, the browser must be configured for ActiveX and scripting. See Browsers supported by the plug-in for a list of supported browsers.
This section contains information about enabling and disabling the browser plug-in, as well as instructions for configuring a browser to automatically open a file in a specific editing application. Information on upgrading the plug-in is also provided.
- Browser plug-in
Document Manager provides a browser plug-in. - Enabling and disabling the browser plug-in
The browser plug-in is enabled by default, but can be disabled to prevent editing documents with desktop applications. - Configuring the browser to use the plug-in
Set up the browser to successfully download documents. - Upgrading the plug-in
The Document Manager plug-in must be upgraded to support newer browser versions. - Specifying the default document editor
Configure Document Manager to use a specific editor when editing documents. - Browsers supported by the plug-in
Browsers that support installation of the Document Manager plug-in.