Viewers

The plugin supports three kinds of viewers.

  • Google Docs Viewer

  • Microsoft Office Online

  • Box.com Native

Google Docs Viewer

The Google Docs Viewer is an online service from Google to view and embed various types of document files. Embed Any Document plugin primarily uses Google Docs Viewer service to embed and display your documents.

Supported file types

  • Microsoft Word (docx, docm, dotm, dotx)

  • Microsoft Excel (xlsx, xlsb, xls, xlsm)

  • Microsoft PowerPoint (pptx, ppsx, ppt, pps, pptm, potm, ppam, potx, ppsm)

  • Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf)

  • Text files (txt)

  • TIFF Images (tif, tiff)

  • Adobe Illustrator (ai)

  • Scalable Vector Graphics (svg)

Microsoft Office Online

Office Online is an online tool from Microsoft to easily embed and view Microsoft Office Documents. It is the best tool for viewing Office Documents online.

Supported file types

  • Microsoft Word (docx, docm, dotm, dotx)

  • Microsoft Excel (xlsx, xlsb, xls, xlsm)

  • Microsoft PowerPoint (pptx, ppsx, ppt, pps, pptm, potm, ppam, potx, ppsm)

Box.com Native Document Viewer

Files hosted in your Box.com account will be embedded using Box.com’s native UI. You cannot change it to Google Docs Viewer or Microsoft Office Online.

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