Attachments are files that are attached to AODocs documents. Attachments are stored in Google Drive and are owned by the storage account of your library. Learn more: What are attachments?
To preview the content of AODocs document attachments:
1. Open an AODocs document in any type of library.
2. In the sidebar, select the attachment you want to preview.
- Google files, such as Google documents, spreadsheets and presentations open in the Google Drive editor embedded in AODocs.
- Non-Google attachments supported by the Google Drive preview (such as PDF files and PNG files) open in the Google Drive preview embedded in AODocs.
PDF file attachment displayed in the Google Drive preview
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| Email files |
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| Medical image files |
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| Visio files | *.vsd, *.vsdx, *.vsdm, *.vdx |
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| HTML files | *.html, *.htm, *.xhtml, *.xhtm |
Note: The advanced viewer isn’t available for external users. Learn more: Access an AODocs library as an external user.
Email file attachment displayed in the advanced viewer
Note: The attachments displayed in the Google Drive preview and the advanced viewer are read-only even if you have edit rights on the AODocs document.
Note: If you have the Universal File Opener installed, you can open non-Google file attachments in their corresponding software directly from your AODocs document. Learn more: What is the Universal File Opener (UFO)?