Windows Explorer opens files automatically.

[bgreen39]

I must have hit the wrong key and now I'm in a mode I can't get out of. Using Windows Explorer, when I click on a file the file is opened automatically to the right in the same window. If its a Word file it opens in Word, and Excel file opens in Excel, etc. How do I stop this from happening??

Any help is appreciated.
Bob

 

[dhookom]

Is the file actually opening in the application or did you accidentally click the "Show the preview pane" icon near the top right of the window?

Duane
Hook'D on Access
MS Access MVP

 

[SkipVought]

HI,

This is not a Microsoft Office question.

This is a WINDOWS question.

Probably, this is a file PREVIEW feature. The file is not open for use. The preview feature can be turned off, depending on the version of Windows you are running.

Skip,
[sub]
Just traded in my OLD subtlety...
for a NUance![/sub]

 

[bgreen39]

It was the Preview feature, thanks Skip. When you are previewing a file you can't delete it. You get an error saying the file is open in an application.

Bob