MS Word document links are opening as a bunch of symbols instead of opening in MS Word. Does anyone know a way to fix this?
See the image below. I thought there might be a problem with the word file (which is .docx) but there isn't. The MS Word docs opened fine last month.
Thanks for the help.
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This happens if the web server isn't configured properly and sends the file as text/plain instead of with a MIME type that identifies it as an Office document.
You can check that in "Tools > Page Info > General" or use the Network tab of the Inspector (you need to refresh the page).
Thanks for the reply cor-el. Do you know how I can change the file type to MIME? Or how do I refresh the page under the General tab?
If the server sends the file as text/plain like I am expecting then Firefox will always open the link in a tab if you paste the link in the location/address bar of left click the link on a web page.
You need to right-click such a link and use "Save Link As" to get the download dialog and prevent Firefox from opening the file in a tab.