Not tested. <div> <object type="application/msword" data="someword.doc"> <p><a href="someword.doc">Access the document directly</a></p> </object> </div> Code (markup): For IE, you probably need to register an active-X thingie. For other browsers, the alternative content shows, and a click opens whichever app handles .doc files. For me, that's OpenOffice.org. I don't allow .doc files on any MSFT application, as Word is one of the top three vectors for malware. :shrug: cheers, gary