1.17 Editing or Viewing a File in an External Application

You can open files in applications external to Filr. You might want to do this for either of the following reasons:

  • To edit the file.

    You can open a file in another application, edit it, then save it back to Filr.

    For example, on iOS devices, you can view a .doc document in Filr and open it in the Pages app. (All third-party apps must be downloaded separately.)

  • The type of file is not supported for viewing within the Filr app.

    Most types of files are supported in the Filr app. For those that aren’t, you can open them in another application.

NOTE:If your Filr administrator has disallowed the downloading of files to mobile devices, you cannot edit or view a file in an external application as described in this section.

To open a file in an application external to Filr:

  1. Navigate to the file that you want to open in an external application, then tap the Actions icon (iOS devices, tap ; Android devices, tap ; Windows devices, tap ).

  2. Tap the name of the application that you want to use to open the file.

    On iOS devices, Filr is registered with the Open In technology to import and export all file types. Other applications can also choose the types of files they support.

  3. (Optional) Edit the file, then save it to the Filr site, as described in Uploading a File.

    or

    On Android devices: Edit the file in the external application, save the file, then close the app or use the Back button to navigate back to the Filr app.

    Filr asks if you want to upload the changes that you made. Tap Upload and the changes are uploaded.