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Preview LibreOffice files in Windows Explorer

nicoweb61 Posted messages 280 Status Member -  
nicoweb61 Posted messages 280 Status Member -

Hello,

I would like to be able to preview Libre Office files in Windows Explorer.

I haven't found the corresponding extension.

What could be the solution?

Thank you in advance.

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    Panth33ra Posted messages 23147 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   Ambassadeur 2 362
     

    Hello,

    Which Windows OS are you on?

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  2. nicoweb61 Posted messages 280 Status Member 19
     

    I am running Windows 10 on one side and Windows Server 2019 on the other, and I would like to have the same capability on both.

    I am using the latest version of LibreOffice (7.5).

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    1. brucine Posted messages 24906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 177
       

      Hello,

      It seems that it does not depend on the version of Windows used or not, but rather on the fact that, at least in recent versions of Libre Office/Open Office, this viewer does not exist and relies to function...on an installation higher than Microsoft Office 2007 on the machine.

      https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=107602

      A plan B would be to zip the target file and then unzip it to change the version of the Manifest, which is impractical since it would have to be done for each file (see link above, comment 16)

      There is supposedly a thumbnail viewer extension in the Libre Office settings, but nobody reports that it works.

      https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/vignettes-dans-lexplorateur-de-fichiers-windows-10/41557

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      1. nicoweb61 Posted messages 280 Status Member 19 > brucine Posted messages 24906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Hello,

        Thank you for this information.

        It is unfortunate to see that no extension is available for a productivity suite that is constantly growing in various personal and professional installations.

        Best regards,

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      2. brucine Posted messages 24906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 177 > nicoweb61 Posted messages 280 Status Member
         

        On the other hand, I use the print preview feature in Microsoft Office to check that my layout is suitable, but what is the point of a preview in the explorer?

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      3. nicoweb61 Posted messages 280 Status Member 19 > brucine Posted messages 24906 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Considering the multiplication of files that do not always have an explicit name, this preview facilitates the recognition of documents without having to open them.

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