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ZIP and RAR support now available in the Google Docs Viewer
July 18, 2011
Posted by Avner Aviad, Google Docs Viewer team
(Cross posted from the
Google Docs Blog
)
Downloading files that you only need to preview can create unnecessary clutter on your computer. While you can already use the Google Docs Viewer to view over
15 different file types
in Gmail without downloading them, today we’ve added support for archive file types ZIP and RAR. Now, if someone sends you a ZIP or RAR file in Gmail, you’ll be able to view its contents from within your browser by clicking on
View
.
This will bring up a view that includes all of the files in the archive, the file types, and the size of those files.
When you hover over the list you can activate a menu by clicking the “Actions” button. You’ll be able to
View
items supported by Google Docs Viewer and
Print (PDF)
those that we offer PDF support.
Save to Google Docs
and
Download
appear for all files.
ZIP and RAR archives that are embedded inside other archives also work. For example, if you have a RAR file inside a ZIP file (like in our example above) you can just click on that file to access the embedded archive.
Go ahead and try the feature by
viewing a ZIP file
This feature extends to Google Docs for mobile, too. For each viewable file (including embedded ZIP or RAR archives) there is a link to view.
We hope this removes the need to download full archives when you only need to work on select items. We’re always adding more file types to the Google Docs Viewer -- let us know what file types you’d like to see support for next in the
forums
.
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