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Getting Started

  • Spinning up a Local Instance
  • Using the DocViewer Client
  • Build Your Own Client

Guides

  • Admin Interface
  • DynamoDB Interface
  • Session Types
  • Types of Annotations
  • Annotation Context
  • Anonymizing & Hiding Annotations
  • Annotation Audit Events
  • Annotation Notifications
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Rotation
  • Supported File Types
  • Supported Fonts
  • DocViewer API Keys
  • DocViewer Environments
  • Re-rendering Canvas Files
  • API Versioning

Supported File Types

The following file types are supported by DocViewer, listed by converter:

Groupdocs, LibreOffice
SourceFormat
Microsoft WordDOC, DOCX, DOT, DOTX, DOCM, DOTM, RTF
Microsoft ExcelXLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB
Microsoft PowerPointPPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX
Microsoft VisioVSD, VSDX, VSS, VST, VSX, VTX, VDW, VDX
OpenDocument FormatsODT, OTT, ODS, ODP
Fixed Layout FormatsPDF, XPS
Image FormatsBMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, TIF, ICO
WebHTML, MHT, HTM - Display text only - not any rendering of the code. This is what users want
TextTXT, CSV
PhotoshopPSD


iWorks
SourceFormat
Apple IworksPAGES, NUMBERS, KEYS
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