Open a Document From Within Meridian

 You can open a document for editing from within Meridian if the document’s source application is installed on your computer.

To open a document for editing from within Meridian:

1. Double-click the document name.

   Or

   In a navigation view, right-click the name of the document that you want to download, point to Edit, and then click Open.

   Or

   In the Edit ribbon, in the Upload/Download group, on the Download Document menu, click Open.

   Or

   View the document as described in View Documents and click Open.

   If the document is under change by you in a workflow, it will open immediately. If not, a dialog will show the actions that are available to you.

2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

3. Click OK.

   A progress dialog box appears while the document is downloaded from the server to your computer where it opens in the Windows application that is registered for the file extension of the document.

Document open actions

Option	Description
None (don’t save changes)	Opens the document in its application read-only. You will not be able to save any changes that you make. However, this is useful for viewing, printing, and other purposes and will not create a new revision of the document.
Start Quick Change	Checks the document out to you in a Quick Change workflow and opens the document in its application. If you have not been assigned the Start Quick Change privilege, this option is unavailable.
<TransitionName>	Executes the selected transition in the workflow that is configured for the document type, checks the document out to you, and opens the document in its source application. If you do not have the privilege to start a workflow, you are redirected to the document in Meridian Explorer.
You can enter a short comment in the document log...	Type a brief explanation as to why you are editing the document, the changes that you will make, or other comments that could be valuable to other users or for historical reference.
Apply to all documents	Applies the selected action and the typed comments to all documents in the current batch and you will not be prompted again.