How to edit documents online
WebClient provides a high-quality automatic preview and editing capabilities of all documents, making the installation of any Office suite unnecessary.
How to view a document
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Click on a document to view it in the Preview window.
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Click once on a file's preview in Preview window to open the file in a new window. (See How to edit documents online)
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File is now opened as online document. Click the Close button on the window tab.
Figure. Document viewing.
All existing documents are automatically available for preview in both private and public Documents folders. The menu bar next to preview provides additional options to work with the document: Details, History.
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Details: Explore details about selected document (For now users can use the Tags or Note options to discuss online the changes of the unfinished document within this section. Tags and Note are editable already from Document Preview mode. Type shows extensions such as: xlsx, pptx, docx, ods, odt and odp. For another types of files there are used their extensions: DOC, PDF, IMAP, TXT, HTML.
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History: Check the list of revisions from other collaborators. There is also the option Add new version (Users will be not able to go through the revisions online; they have to download them on the server. Still they have a perfect overview about different versions of the document uploaded by collaborators – details about when and who made any changes is shown at each revision).
Hover over the document preview and click a popup option Click to start editing.
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.