

The current version of the extension is in beta stage and supports. To help Chrome users open and view Office files within the browser without having to install Office client, Google has released an extension named Chrome Office Viewer for its browser so that users can open Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint files within the browser. Up until a few days ago, Google Chrome users had to either install Microsoft Office to open and view downloaded files or use the Office Viewer service from Microsoft to view Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint files in the web browser. Support for Microsoft Office documents is probably the only missing feature in Chrome and this feature can now be added by installing an extension. Office files that you drag into Chrome, open in Gmail, Google Drive. And third, it’s feature-rich: supports extensions, web apps, and lets you view PDF files within the browser. View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with Google Docs, Sheets. You’ll have to do this for each file type. Instead of clicking to open, click on the little arrow to the right and select 'Always open files of this type'. At the bottom, under 'Web browser,' click your current browser > 'Choose an app' window > Click Google Chrome. Click on the link to the excel document (in chrome) At the bottom left, you’ll see the spreadsheet icon as it downloads. Open your default apps > Original version > Click System Default apps. On your computer > Click Start menu > Click Settings. This extension will prevent you to download the XLS files generated from Genius. If you want to set a Chrome as a default web browser. Second, it’s faster than other web browsers. Please check if you have installed the following extension in Google Chrome. testing on my PC, a file:// link to a local image file will open it in the browser. Step 1: To manually upload XLSX files to Google Sheets, download the Google Chrome plugin Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides, which you can install into. Files natively supported by Chrome (like mp3 files) open via Chrome's internal player, while other files attempt to download. Majority of power users prefer to use Chrome over other desktop web browsers for a variety of reasons. Hmm, file:// links open just fine here, in latest Chrome.
