Opening Office documents received in Outlook Web App directly in the browser

Nov 30, 2011 Rene Modery Office 365 Grid No Comments

It is now possible to view documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) that one received through a Office 365 account (so viewing them in Outlook Web App) directly in a browser.

For example, I received an email with an attached PowerPoint presentation:
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If I now want to quickly have a look at the presentation without opening it in PowerPoint, I can simply click on Open in Browser next to the attachment to view it in the corresponding Office Web App:
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A new window pops up and shows the file in OWA, here PowerPoint:
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The big benefit of this is that not the whole file needs to be downloaded in order to see it, having a quick look at the file is much easier and faster.

Rene Modery

Having worked with SharePoint since 2007, Rene has been involved in and responsible for two Asia Pacific wide SharePoint implementations. Equipped with a Master’s degree in Information Systems and various relevant certifications, Rene keeps a keen interest in technology and how it can provide solutions to common problems, but also looks at the "business side of IT". He lives in Singapore with his wife and two cats.

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