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SharePoint Documents opening with the same window

One common item that comes up on new SharePoint installations is that the documents for many applications open in the  browser window instead of opening within the application itself. This works but you don't always have the full functionality of the application you're trying to run. To get SharePoint to open in a new window when a document is clicked we have two types of applications to think about. The first being the type that integrates in with Windows and the other that handles the settings within the application itself. As an application of each Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) utilize Windows for the connection method and Adobe Acrobat Reader uses configuration settings within it's application.I will outline the process for both application types and will use Adobe Acrobat Reader as the same for the application settings that will typically be found in most organizations. The applications that handle this themselves will each have a browser add-in installed as well to catch the file type prior to Microsoft Windows from opening the file type.

Windows

1. Load Microsoft Windows Explorer (start | run | explorer.exe | click on OK)
2. Click on the Tools menu
3. Click on Folder Options...
4. Select the File Types tab
5. Highlight the file extension you want to edit (for Microsoft Word it would be .doc and .docx)
6. Click on Advanced
7. You will want to Browse in same window to be unchecked.
   
1. Note: Some also like to uncheck Confirm open after download as this eliminates a screen prompt for end users.
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8. OK
9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 as necessary for each file type you wish to have open within a new window.
   
10. OK
11. Close Windows Explorer

Application

1. Start
2. Programs (All Programs)
3. Click on the Adobe Acrobat Reader link
4. Click on the Edit menu
5. Click on the Preferences... menu choice
6. Scroll down to where it says Internet
7. Uncheck Display PDF in browser
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8. OK
9. Exit Adobe Acrobat Reader
10. Finally close all your open Microsoft Internet Explorer windows ass the change won't take affect until Microsoft Internet Explorer is restarted.