Enabling the printing of attached documents

To print Microsoft Office documents with a report, you must enable ActiveX controls through Internet Explorer. You can print Microsoft Office documents that have the following document extensions: .doc, .ppt, and .xls.

Before you begin

In addition to configuring ActiveX controls in your browser, you must also ensure that the Global Value field in the mxe.activex property is set to 1. Use the System Properties application to set this value.

Procedure

  1. In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options to open the Internet Options window.
  2. On the Security tab, click Custom Level to open the Security Settings window.
  3. Enable the following ActiveX controls and plug-ins:
    • Automatic Prompting for ActiveX controls
    • Binary and script behaviors
    • Download signed ActiveX controls
    • Download unsigned ActiveX controls
    • Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe
    • Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
    • Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting
  4. Save your settings.
  5. Click Trusted Sites, and click Sites to open the Trusted Sites window.
  6. In the Add this Web site to the zone field, type the application URL from which you expect to receive attachments.
  7. Click Add.


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