How to open a office document directly from a gmail without downloading it first?

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I have two windows computers (using Google Chrome)

When I click the attached file, One PC downloads it first (I do not want this) Another PC opens it directly in office, (I want this)

But I do not know how where to go, can not find any option to enable direct opening of documents without downloading them first.

Attachments to drafted emails on Gmail will download and open, whereas, the mails with attachments you receive can open the attachments in the web browser. This is what I have experienced so far — Prasanna, Commented Oct 10, 2017 at 6:56

George G. · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-10 07:03:24Z

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When you download the file type you want to opened automatically there will be a dropdown arrow next to the file name in the bottom notification bar.

Click that arrow and a menu with an option to "Always open files of this type" can be checked.

In the future all files of that type will be opened automatically.

answered Oct 10, 2017 at 7:03

George G.

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