How to Set "Helper Apps" in Your Browser

Try the following:

• Click on: a link to a WP file
• Does Word Perfect start and open the document?
• If not, follow the directions below for setting up  WP in Netscape version 3 || WP in Netscape version 4 || or WP in Internet Explorer.

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• Click on: a link to a PDF file
• Does the Adobe Acrobat Reader start and open the document?
• If not, follow the directions below for setting up PDF in Netscape version 3 || PDF in Netscape version 4 || or PDF in Internet Explorer.

For Word Perfect in Netscape version 3, to set options for configuring helper applications:

Select: Options| Preferences | Helpers from Netscape's Menu Bar,

• Click on the Create New Type button,

• Type file into the Mime type field and WP template into the Mime subtype field, and
• Then, click the OK button.

• Type wpt, wpd into the File Extensions field,
• Click on the Browse button to locate Word Perfect (i.e. wpwin8.exe),
• Select the Launch the Application radio button to start Word Perfect automatically or Select the Unknown: Prompt User radio button if you would like to be prompted to launch Word Perfect or to save the document to disk, and
• Then, click the OK button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog box.

For Word Perfect in Netscape version 4, to set options for configuring helper applications:

Select: Edit | Preferences | Navigator | Applications from Netscape's Menu Bar,

• Click on the Create New Type button,

• Type Word Perfect Files in the Description of type field,
• Type wpt, wp6, wpd into the File extension field,
• Type file/WP template into the Mime field,
• Type the location of your Word Perfect application (i.e. c:\corel\suite8\programs\wpwin8.exe)
• Then, click the OK button.

• To ensure that Word Perfect launches, click on EDIT,
• MIME type should display file/WP template,
• Type the location of your Word Perfect application (i.e. c:\corel\suite8\programs\wpwin8.exe),
• Check the Ask me before opening downloaded files of this type box if you would like to be prompted to launch Word Perfect automatically or to save the document to disk before viewing.
• Then, click the OK button.

For Word Perfect in Internet Explorer, to set options for configuring helper applications:

Select: Edit | View | Options| from Internet Explorer's Menu Bar,

• Click on the File Types... button within the Viewers Pane,

• Click on the New Type button in the File Types dialog box,

• Type Word Perfect files into the Description of type field,
• Type WPT, WP6, WPD into the Associated Extensions field, and
• Type file/ WP template into the Content_Type (MIME): field.  The Default Extension for Content Type: will be added automatically.  Also, leave the Confirm open after download box checked.  This will provide you with a prompt to automatically launch Word Perfect to view the document or to save the document to disk before viewing.
• Then, click the OK button.

For Adobe Acrobat in Netscape version 3, to set options for configuring helper applications:

Select: Options | General or General Preferences | Helpers from Netscape's Menu Bar,

• Click on the Create New Type button,

• Type application into the Mime type field and pdf into the Mime subtype field, and
• Then, click the OK button.

• Type pdf into the File Extensions field,
• Click on the Browse button to locate the Adobe Acrobat Reader (i.e. acroread.exe),
• Select the Launch the Application radio button to start Adobe Acrobat automatically or Select the Unknown: Prompt User radio button if you would like to be prompted to launch Adobe Acrobat or to save the document to disk, and
• Then, click the OK button at the bottom of the Preferences dialog box.

For Adobe Acrobat in Netscape version 4, to set options for configuring helper applications:

Select: Edit | Preferences | Navigator | Applications from Netscape's Menu Bar,

• Click on the Create New Type button,

• Type Acroread File in the Description of type field,
• Type pdf into the File extension field,
• Type application/pdf into the Mime field,
• Type the location of your Adobe Acrobat Reader (i.e. c:\Acroread\acroread.exe)
• Then, click the OK button.

• To ensure that Adobe Acrobat Reader launches, click on the EDIT button,
• MIME type should display application/pdf,
• Type the location of your Adobe Acrobat Reader application (i.e. c:\Acroread\acroread.exe),
• Check the Ask me before opening downloaded files of this type box if you would like to be prompted to launch Adobe Acrobat automatically or to save a document to disk before viewing.  
• Then, click the OK button.

For Adobe Acrobat in Internet Explorer, to set options for configuring helper applications:

Select: Edit | View | Options| from Internet Explorer's Menu Bar,

• Click on the File Types... button within the Viewers Pane,

• Click on the New Type button in the File Types dialog box,

• Type Adobe Acrobat Document into the Description of type field,
• Type pdf into the Associated Extensions field, and
• Type application/pdf into the Content_Type (MIME): field.  The Default Extension for Content Type: will be added automatically.  Also, leave the Confirm open after download box checked.  This will provide you with a prompt to automatically launch Adobe Acrobat to view the document or to save the document to disk before viewing.
• Then, click the OK button.