About the preview
On this page, we'll cover the different ways to preview your files on Confluence using the Google Drive Connector app, expanding the topics presented on the page about the file manager.
With the Google Drive Connector app, you can preview files in the file manager and on pages where you attached files and folders. You can preview the most common Office document formats, PDF documents, and popular image formats.
This way, your Confluence pages can easily serve as your one source of truth, with content always accessible and updated.
Preview files on the file manager
Preview click area
Edit button
Context menu
Download file
Rename file
Open in [Storage]
Delete file
When using the File Manager, you can preview your files' content by clicking the icon or name of the file you want with the full-screen preview. The options available vary slightly depending on the kind of file.
Documents preview in full-screen
Return to the file manager
Document information
Enter edit mode
Download
Open in [Storage]
PDF documents preview in full-screen
Return to the file manager
Document information
Download
Open in [Storage]
Toggle sidebar with document outline
Zoom controls
Images preview in full-screen
Return to the file manager
Document information
Download
Open in [Storage]
Zoom controls
Preview files and folders on your pages
You can attach files and folders to your Confluence pages with the macro using the Google Drive Connector app. When the page is published, it's then possible to preview the files and folders attached.
Disclosure button
Document info
Context menu
Edit document
The full-screen preview for the files attached works the same way as described for the file manager. Click the icon or name of the file (2) you want to open the preview.
Another option exclusive to the preview in pages is to view the content inline without hiding your page. By default, every attached file and folder display in a collapsed view to save screen space. You can expand each file by clicking the disclosure button (1) on the left to preview its content.
You can expand attached folders the same way, so you can easily see its content and even navigate sub-folders. You can also preview the files' contents inside the attached folder by clicking the name to open the full-screen preview.
It's possible to make the expanded view the default in the Admin settings
Upload a file to an attached folder
When you have an attached folder on your page, you can drag and drop a file from a local folder to upload it there. Doing this will save the file in the storage place containing the connected folder, helping you build your single source of truth.
Depending on the file's size, your file can take a few moments to become available in the app.
Supported file formats for preview
Images: GIF, JPG, JPEG, and PNG
PDF documents (including password protected files)
Microsoft Office documents: DOC, DOCX, DOCM, XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, PPT, PPTX, PPTM, PPS, PPSX and PPSM
Microsoft Office templates: DOT, DOTX, DOTM, POT, POTX, and POTM
Microsoft Visio files: VDW, VSD and VSDX
Open Office documents: ODT, ODS, and ODP
Google documents, sheets, and slides
Rich text documents (RTF)
Preview of unsupported files
Return to the file manager
Document information
Download
Open in [Storage]
The Google Drive Connector app can preview many popular file types, but not all. When you try to preview a file type not specified above, the preview window will open with the message "No preview available" and a "Download" button so that you can open it with your desktop apps.
It's possible to disable the download option when you share a file by restricting the permissions.
Wrap up
That's all on previewing files. Did you know you can also edit documents attached to your pages? Or create new documents on the file manager?
If you still have questions about any of the topics covered on this page, visit our support portal and send them to us. Our team is always happy to help.