
Microsoft Word Viewer 97



The Microsoft Word Viewer 97 allows people who already use any version of
Microsoft Word to now share their documents with users who do not have Word.
This product also allows users who wish to post rich-formatted Word documents
on the Internet to expand their online audience to people who might not have
Word. Word Viewer allows users who do not have Microsoft Word for Windows(r)
to view and print documents created in the Word native file format.
Word Viewer 97 allows users to ze layout, headers/footers, footnotes,
and annotations. Word Viewer 97 includes the following, market-leading
Microsoft Word 97 features:

Online Layout View for easy reading of online documents, including those with
background colors and textures.  Document Map for point-and-click navigation
through longer documents Hyperlink navigation to open any hyperlink in a
document with your installed browser

Word Viewer 97 does not allow users to edit files. However, it allows them to copy information from a document to other applications.
Microsoft Word Viewer 97 will follow hyperlinks located in Word documents.
Word Viewer 97 is built to automatically configure itself as a Helper
Application for Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. This
allows users to automatically view Word documents that are linked to
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages on a LAN or the World Wide Web (WWW)
in the user's default Web browser. Word Viewer by itself can follow document
hyperlinks on a LAN. This new cap document systems on a LAN in much the same
way a Web browser allows you to explore the Internet.


System Requirements for Using Word Viewer

A personal computer with a 486 or higher processor Microsoft Windows(r) 95
operating system or Microsoft Windows NT(r) Workstation operating system 3.51
or later 4 MB of memory for Windows 95 (8 MB recommended) 12 MB of memory
for Windows NT Workstation 7 MB of hard disk space
(9 MB free for installation only) VGA or higher-resolution video adapter
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device


To Install Word Viewer


Please refer to the readme document after installation for more information
about Word Viewer 97. Installation of Word Viewer 97 is designed to take
place from within Microsoft Windows. If Windows is not running, please start
it before continuing. Make sure that all programs are closed, and make sure
you are not running any utilities or virus protection before proceeding.



To install Word Viewer, please follow these instructions:



1. Your starting point for Word Viewer 97 installation depends upon whether
you download the Viewer.exe file from the Microsoft Web site or an online
service, or receive it on disks.

2. Word Viewer 97 Setup will prompt you for a folder in which to install
Word Viewer. The default folder location for Word Viewer is:

C:\PROGRAM FILES\WORDVIEW ("C:\WordView" on Windows NT 3.51)

3. Click "Install" to install Word Viewer 97.

4. If Word Viewer Setup detects Word version 6.x or later on your system,
Setup will prompt you to determine which application should open Word
documents by default. The default application is used to open files
with .doc file extensions when they are double-clicked in Windows 95.

Choosing "Open with Word" means that Word for Windows will be used by default to open
Word files. Choosing "Open with Viewer" means that Word Viewer will be used
by default to open Word files.


NOTE: If you select the "Open with Word" option and you want to restore Word
as the default Word document handler, you will have to uninstall Word Viewer
and then start Word so that it can restore its Registry information. For more
information see "Installation and Maintenance" in the Word Viewer 97
Readme.doc.


