You can now use Edge to read Word files

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Edge continues to gain functions continuously and if we have already seen how it can do the functions so that we use it perfectly as a PDF document reader, now it is time to use it as viewer for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files thanks to Office Viewer"

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Three of the most popular applications in the Office ecosystem and their documents will be accessible from Edge thanks to Office Viewer You can benefit from this extension Chromium-based browsers, that is, Edge and Google Chrome and in this way we can see the documents without having to download them."

Edge as Office Document Reader

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Until now we had an Office extension that allows us to access Office files from the browser. The difference is that Office Viewer>an enhancement that Microsoft is integrating directly into the browser and does not require extensions."

With this function we can have access to read spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and documents directly in the browser, without having to than download them. A tool that is available in Edge 92 within the Dev Channel.

The feature is compatible with the Windows and macOS versions of Edge, although we haven't seen it enabled yet. To be able to use it, it is necessary to have Edge Dev 92.0.873.1 or a later version. Of course, you may have to activate it first by following these steps:

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Go to Settings within Edge with the three dots in the upper left area of ​​the screen and click on the Downloads option . At that point we should see the option Quickly view Office files on the web with Office Viewer, which we must activate by marking the tab as Enable. "

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In this way and thanks to Office Viewer you will not have to download the attached documents that you receive with Word, Excel or PowerPoint files. Edge will suffice to be able to read them without having to download them to your PC. Unlike the Office extension we already knew, Office Viewer>."

Via | Techdows