ANSWER:

If you are using Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office files (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) will typically open within the browser window.  However, if when you select the file and click Open and it doesn't open in the browser, do one of the following:

Option 1: Save the file to your computer and then open it from there within the file's program.

Option 2: Configure PowerPoint and optionally other file types to open in a new window automatically following these steps:

1. On your Desktop, double-click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu (or the View menu), click Folder Options (or click Options).
3. Click the File Types tab.
4. In the Registered file types list, scroll down and click the PowerPoint document type (PPT).
5. Click the Advanced button (or click Edit).
6. Un-check Browse in same window (or un-check Open Web documents in place).
7. Optionally repeat this process for other file types (DOC for Word, XLS for Excel, PDF for Adobe Reader, etc.)
8. Click OK.
9. Close the Folder Options window and My Computer.

Now, when you select a PowerPoint document in Vista, it will prompt you to Open or Save.  Click Open to view the slideshow in full-screen mode in a separate window.  If you also configured Word using the steps above, the Word document will open in a separate window.

If you are using a browser other than Internet Explorer, you will always be able to choose whether to Open the file (automatically opens the program that runs that file) or Save the file to your computer for later viewing.

If you have any further questions, please contact us for support.  Thank you.