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You can view Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and PDFs that you have been uploaded, directly in Fuse using the document viewer. 

Currently, Fuse comes with two document viewers: 

  • New document viewer: Allows you to open and view open XML Microsoft files directly in Fuse, including DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX, and PDF. 
  • Legacy document viewer: Allows you to view older, non-open XML Microsoft files directly in Fuse, including DOC, XLS, PPT, and PDF. 
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If both the legacy and new document viewers are enabled at the same time, the following will occur:

  • If you upload a non-open XML Microsoft file, Fuse automatically defaults to the legacy document viewer.
  • If you upload an open XML Microsoft file, Fuse automatically defaults to the new document viewer. 


New document viewer

The new document viewer is powered by PDFTron and allows you to view newer open XML Microsoft files directly in Fuse, including DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and PDF. 

The new document viewer comes with the following built-in options: 

OptionDescription

View Controls ()

Allows you to change the view, orientation, and page/slide transition.  

You can: 

  • Show or hide breaks between pages/slides.
  • Change the layout of the pages/slides. 
  • Rotate the pages/slides in the file, so they appear clockwise or counter clock-wise. 

Pan ()

Allows you to pan around the file, by clicking and holding the cursor. This is useful in helping you navigate around a certain page/slide when zoomed in. 

Select ()

Allows you to highlight text within the file and copy it. 

To highlight and copy text in the file: 

  1. Click the Select icon.
  2. Highlight text in the file. 
  3. Click the Copy icon.
  4. The selected text is copied. 

Zoom in and out

Zoom in and out of the file by clicking the + and - icons. 

You can also select a predefined option from the dropdown, such as Fit to width, Fit to page, or a specific zoom percentage. 


Search ()

Allows you to search for keywords and phrases in the file. 

To search within a file: 

  1. Click the Search icon.
    The search bar appears. 
  2. In the search bar, enter a keyword or phrase. 

    Every instance of the keyword or phrase is highlighted in the file. 

  3. You can browse to the location of each instance of the keyword or phrase, using the arrows next to the search bar.

    You can also click the ellipsis () to view the results in detail, as well as apply filters.

Menu 

The Menu icon reveals the following options: 

  • Full screen: Click to view the file in full screen mode.
  • Print: Click to print the whole file or certain slides/pages. 

Replacing older Microsoft files with open XML versions 

DOC, XLS, and PPT files cannot be viewed in the new document viewer. If you have existing DOC, XLS, and PPT files in Fuse, we recommended replacing them with open XML versions.

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When you update an existing file with a new version, the Fuse content ID associated with that file remains the same. 


This can be done in the following way: 

  1. Download the DOC, XLS, or PPT file from Fuse.
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  2. Save it as a PPTX, XLSX or DOCX on your computer. 

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    For example, if the file is a DOC file, save it as a DOCX. 

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  3. On the content homepage for the original file, click Edit. 
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    The Edit content screen appears. 
  4. In the Update content with a new file section, click Choose file, and select the newly saved PPTX, XLSX or DOCX file. 
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  5. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Save. 
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  6. The file is updated and replaced with the open XML version. 

Legacy document viewer

The legacy document viewer, powered by PDF.js, allows you to view older non-open XML Microsoft files directly in Fuse, including DOC, XLS, and PPT, and PDFs.

The legacy document viewer comes with the following options: 

OptionDescription

Toggle sidebar

Allows you to quickly navigate to different pages, titles, and sections within the file. 

Toggle sidebar contains the following options: 

  • Show Thumbnails: Jump to a particular page/slide by selecting it. 
  • Show Document Outline: Displays all the sections/headings within the file and allows you to jump to a specific one by clicking on it. 


Find in Document ()

Allows you to search for key words and phrases within the file. 

To search within a file: 

  1. Click the Find in Document icon.
  2. In the search bar, enter a keyword or phrase.

    Every instance of the keyword or phrase is highlighted in the file. 

You can browse to the location of each instance of the keyword or phrase, using the arrows next to the search bar.

You can also apply filters, including Highlight all, Match case, and Whole words. 

Previous Page and Next Page ()

Allows you to manually navigate back and forth between pages/slides. 

Page ()

Allows you to navigate to a particular page/slide in the file, by entering the page/slide number.

Zoom In and Zoom Out

Zoom in and out of the file by clicking the + and - icons. 

You can also select predefined options from the dropdown, such as Page Width, Automatic Zoom, Actual Size, Page Fit, or predefined zoom percentages.

Switch to Presentation Mode ()

Allows you to view the file in full screen.

Print ()

Allows you to print the file. 

Download ().

Allows you to download Word documents and PowerPoint presentations as PDFs, using the built-in PDF.js download feature. 
   

The Download icon () in the legacy document viewer does not allow you to download the original Word document or PowerPoint presentation. To download the original Word or PowerPoint file, click Download() on the dropdown in Fuse. 

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For more information on downloading content from Fuse, see Downloading content.