Preview files using the ShareFile web-app

October 3, 2024

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The following steps explain how to open and preview files in ShareFile.

Navigate to the folder where the file you want to open exists.
Select Preview.

The ShareFile Content Viewer window opens and allows you to view the file before downloading.

Supported file types

BMP
GIF (depending on the size of your file, considerably large animated gifs may not display properly)
JPG
JPEG
PNG
TIF (only first page available for preview)
TIFF (only first page available for preview)
RAW
SVG
PSD
CRW
DNG
NEF (White Balance of original image may not be preserved)
MP3
MP4
OGG
OGV
WEBM

Supported Microsoft 365 file types

Application	Previewing Files	Editing Files
Word	.doc .docm .docx .dot .dotm .dotx .odt	.docm .docx .odt
Excel	Last employee to edit the workflow	.ods .xlsb .xlsm .xlsx
PowerPoint	.odp .pot .potm .potx .pps .ppsm .ppsx .ppt .pptm .pptx	.odp .ppsx .pptx

File view limitations

The following size restrictions apply for viewing:

PDF - 50 Mb
Word - 20 Mb
Excel - 20 Mb
PowerPoint - 52 Mb

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Preview files using the ShareFile web-app

October 3, 2024

Contributed by:

J C

October 3, 2024

Contributed by:

J C

Preview files using the ShareFile web-app

Supported file types

Supported Microsoft 365 file types

File view limitations

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