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Pravin Jayavarman
Sep 07, 2018Copper Contributor
Sharepoint Online File Type launch
Hi,
I know that we can pretty much upload different type of files to Sharepoint online. But what are the file types that can be launched from a Sharepoint online library? Is it just Microsoft Office files? Or as long the file is a Microsoft product file (eg Power BI file), we can launch it from Sharepoint?
Many Thanks,
4 Replies
- Do you mean to open in the browser? I'm not sure this is documented, but basically is not just a question of SharePont itself, but of the file viewer that is part of SharePoint and ODFB. I think this is what you are looking for: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/file-types-supported-for-previewing-files-in-onedrive-sharepoint-and-teams-e054cd0f-8ef2-4ccb-937e-26e37419c5e4
- Pravin JayavarmanCopper Contributor
Hi,
I mean to open the file in the client application.For example, when we open a word file in Sharepoint, Word application launches. Does this only happen for applications under the Office suite? Or should all Microsoft applications be launched if we click the associated file in sharepoint?
- Now I understand and you can expect that only Office documents (bear in mind the document library has to be configured to open files in client application as default setting) and maybe PDF ones to be opened in the client desktop apps