How to edit a document online
The WebClient provides a high-quality automatic preview and editing capabilities for all documents, making an installation of any Office suite unnecessary.
How to view a document
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Double-click a document to open it.
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File is now opened as an online document.
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Edit the document.
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Click the Close button on the window tab to close the file.
All existing documents are automatically available for a preview in a preview pane. The menu bar next to the preview provides additional options to work with the document: Properties, History, Notes.
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Properties: Explore the details about the selected document. The Type shows possible extensions such as: xlsx, pptx, docx, ods, odt and odp. The other file types use other extensions: DOC, PDF, IMAP, TXT, HTML.
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Notes: The users can use Tags or Note option within this section to discuss online the changes of the unfinished document. The Tags and Note are editable from Document Preview mode.
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History: Check the list of the revisions from the other collaborators. There is also the Add new version option. (The users cannot go through the revisions online; they have to download them on the server. Still they have a perfect overview about the different versions of the document uploaded by other collaborators – details about when and who made any changes is shown in each revision).
Figure. Online .docx document.
Tip: If you need to search or replace any specific word, use Search icon on the left side of the previewed document.