Windows 10: What Files Should Office Online be Able to Preview?

Hey All,


I need the latest updated list for what files Office Online can open in Preview. I have had trouble opening Rich Text Files in preview. Sometimes I can open up Portable Document Files (PDF's) and other times I get a "Looks like we don't have a preview we can show you message." I often get the error message after a PDF file is freshly downloaded. If it has been in One Drive for awhile, than it seems to open, This started about three months ago.


There must have been some update to One Drive, because in the past, I was always able to open up PDF Files on One Drive no matter what. And I think I have been able to open Rich Text Files for several years, but now it seems to be "Touch and go."


The files that I CAN open in One Drive Online are the following:


All Office files saved in native formats . (Word, Excel, PowerPoinnt)

All Photos (Jpegs.)

All Text files


It seems that in Google Drive, I can open up all these formats without any issues as all. Buy the way, this is on both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, so it has to be something at the site. I am working on my Windows 10 PC now, so I will categorize it as such for our community.


Jack

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Office Technical Preview Office

MS doesn't take any feedback or suggestions about Office 2016 at the moment, it is listed under "Non-feedback Product" category:




On the Connect homepage you can check the lists of products accepting bug reports and / or suggestions, Office is not on those lists:

 

Delete and Cut Files with Preview Pane Open

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

• Have you tried to delete the pdf file in preview panel?
• What exactly happens when try to delete the pdf file?

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• 
  Open File Explorer.
  
• 
  Select View and click on preview panel.
  
• 
  Select the pdf file.
  
• 
  At the right corner you will be able to see preview panel.
  
• 
  You can right click on it and delete the files.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Preview pane not functional / causing system issues

Hi,

We can see here that you're having an issue with using the preview pane for File Explorer. Since using the preview pane affects the CPU usage when trying to view Office files, we could suggest that you changed your File Explorer View setting into the Navigation
pane by performing the following steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• Click on the View tab.
• Select Preview pane to remove it from being highlighted.

Once done, try to open files using Office apps and check if this helps your Surface Pro 4 works fine.

We look forward to your reply.