Viewing a file by using the viewer
You can view an uploaded document, spreadsheet, presentation, or PDF file while you are working in Files.
About this task
After a file is uploaded to Files, you can view it. You can browse through the file, browse between files, and change page magnification. Viewing an uploaded file displays its contents without downloading the file.
Table 1 lists the file
types that can be viewed.
Application | File type |
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ODF (Open Document Format) Documents | .odt, .ott |
ODF (Open Document Format) Presentations | .odp, .otp |
ODF (Open Document Format) Spreadsheets | .ods, .ots |
Microsoft Word | .doc, .docx, .dot, .dotx |
Microsoft PowerPoint | .ppt, .pptx, .pot, .potx |
Microsoft Excel | .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlt, .xltx |
Adobe Reader | .pdf Note: When viewing .pdf files,
if you have accessibility requirements, download the file and then
open it using a third party application that supports PDF accessibility.
|
Others | .txt, .rtf Note: If you view a file
in IBM Connections, .txt and .rtf can only be viewed in
Connections 6.0 CR1 and later versions.
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Procedure
Viewing a file
Browsing a file
Browsing between files
Changing the page display of a file
Playing a slide show
Downloading a file
Hiding details
Taking more actions
Closing the viewer