# Viewers

The plugin supports three kinds of viewers.

* Google Docs Viewer
* Microsoft Office Online
* Box.com Native

#### Google Docs Viewer

[The Google Docs Viewer](https://docs.google.com/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](http://products.office.com/en-us/office-online/view-office-documents-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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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.embedanydocument.com/viewers.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.