6.5 Viewing Files in Read-Only Mode

Filr enables you to easily view files.

The following sections describe how to view files in a text editor or in your web browser in HTML format:

6.5.1 Viewing a File in a Text Editor

When you view a file that you don’t have rights to modify in a text editor, the file is opened in Read-Only mode.

  1. Navigate to the file that you want to view.

  2. Click the name of the file.

6.5.2 Viewing the File in Your Web Browser

If you want to quickly view a file, you can view it in HTML format in your web browser.

Some file types cannot be viewed in HTML format, such as PNG, JPG, GIF, and PDF.

File types that can be viewed in HTML format: .123, .bmp, .db, .doc, .docx, .dotm, .drw, .dxf, .htm, .html, .lwp, .odf, .odg, .odp, .ods, .odt, .pct, .ppt, .pptx, .prz, .qpw, .rtf, .sdw, .shw, .swx, .tif, .txt, .vsd, .wpd, .xls, .xlsx, .sxi

If files are too large or complex, the request times out after 30 seconds and the file is not displayed.

You can view only the file itself or the file and its metadata:

Viewing the File

To view a file in HTML format:

  1. Navigate to the file that you want to view.

  2. Click the drop-down arrow next to the file that you want to view, then click View HTML.

Viewing the File and Its Metadata

You can view the file along with the file’s metadata in your web browser. As you view the file, you can view Shared with and Shared by information related to the file and make comments on the file.

  1. Navigate to the file that you want to view.

  2. Click the drop-down arrow next to the file that you want to view, then click View Details.