# ActiveX Control to Display Documents in Internet Explorer

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ActiveX control
installing;ActiveX control
Internet; Internet Explorer for displaying $[officename] documents
$[officename] documents;viewing and editing in Internet Explorer
viewing;%PRODUCTNAME documents in Internet Explorer
editing;%PRODUCTNAME documents in Internet Explorer
ActiveX Control to Display Documents in Internet Explorer
Under Windows only, you can view any $[officename] document in a window of the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Install the ActiveX control in the $[officename] Setup program.
Installing the ActiveX control
- Close $[officename] and the Quickstarter.
- Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. Choose Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.
- In the list, click %PRODUCTNAME, then click Change.
- In the Installation Wizard, select Modify.
- Open the Optional Components entry and find the ActiveX Control entry. Open the sub menu of the icon and select to install the feature.
- Click Next and Install.
Viewing $[officename] documents
- In Internet Explorer, browse to a web page that contains a link to a $[officename] Writer document, for example.
- Click the link to view the document in the Internet Explorer window.
  You may still right-click the link to save the file on your harddisk.
Editing $[officename] documents
The $[officename] document inside the Internet Explorer shows a set of read-only toolbar icons.
- Click the Edit file icon in the document's toolbar to open a copy of the document in a new $[officename] window.
- Edit the copy of the document.