The PowerPoint and Word Viewers are new Office 365 features. You’ll begin seeing these new features in the coming days.
How does this affect me?
We're excited to announce a new, streamlined web experience for instantly viewing Word and PowerPoint files in OneDrive and SharePoint Document Libraries. You'll notice the following with the viewers:
- They load instantly, in line with your files, just like you're used to with popular file formats like PDF, photos, and videos.
- We've reduced as much clutter on the screen as possible so that you can focus on reading the content.
- You still have access to the same capabilities you use in OneDrive and SharePoint - including editing the document in your browser or Word and PowerPoint clients.
- You can share, rename, download or see file information (using the details pane of the file you're viewing).
- Company Shareable Links for Word and PowerPoint files are now part of this experience.
- The viewing canvas is getting a fresher look and feel with lighter colors and more purposeful spacing that helps you focus on the content
- aligning more to other Office 365 experiences.
We'll be gradually rolling this out in the following days, and the rollout will be completed by the end of July.
What do I need to do to prepare for this change?
You don't need to do anything, but may consider updating your user training, and notifying your helpdesk. Please click Additional Information to learn more.
