How to Open Word Attachments in Firefox Email

Mozilla Firefox is a type of web browser that includes many security features that help to keep your computer safe from viruses. When you are trying to open an attachment in an email that is a Word document, the document may not open or try to open with another program like Open Office. This problem is caused by Firefox has an action set to not open Word using the actually Word application. The solution is to change the downloading actions so that Word opens properly in Firefox.

Things You'll Need

• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Word

Instructions

1. Open the Mozilla Firefox browser on your computer. Click on the "Firefox" menu option from the top of the browser.

2. Click on the "Preferences..." option and then click on the "Applications" button from the top of the dialog box.

3. Click on the "Microsoft Word Document" option below the "Content Type" heading.

4. Select the "Use Microsoft Word (in Firefox)" option from the drop-down menu below the "Action" heading.

5. Click on the "OK" button and the Word document attachments will now open properly in the Firefox Web browser.

References

• Mozilla Support: Managing File Types
• Mozilla Support: Firefox Opens Documents Saved in Word Sent Me as Email Attachments Using Open Office
• Mozilla Support: I Cannot Open Simple Email Attachments Such as MS Word Docs