Most common file types can be viewed directly in Fieldguide. Files that can't be viewed in Fieldguide must be downloaded and viewed on your computer with the appropriate application. Refer to the table below for the file viewing availability of each file type.
Note: ZIP files must be unzipped in order to view their contents.
Files that can't be viewed may still be allowed for upload. See file types supported for upload.
Extension | File Type Name | Supported for viewing |
.7z | 7z Archive | ❌ No |
.aac | Advanced Audio Coding | ❌ No |
.apng | Animated PNG | ❌ No |
.bmp | Bitmap Image | ✅ Yes |
.csv | Comma-Separated Values | ✅ Yes |
.doc | Microsoft Word Document (Legacy) | ✅ Yes |
.docx | Microsoft Word Document | ✅ Yes |
.dot | Word Template (Legacy) | ✅ Yes |
.dotx | Word Template | ✅ Yes |
.eml | Email Message (Standard) | ❌ No |
.gif | Graphics Interchange Format | ✅ Yes |
.gz | Gzip Compressed Archive | ❌ No |
.html | HTML | ❌ No |
.jpeg | JPEG | ✅ Yes |
.jpg | JPEG (Alternative) | ✅ Yes |
.json | JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) | ✅ Yes |
.md | Markdown | ❌ No |
.mov | Apple QuickTime Movie | ❌ No |
.mp3 | MPEG Layer 3 Audio | ❌ No |
.mp4 | MPEG-4 Video | ❌ No |
.msg | Outlook Message Item | ✅ Yes |
.ods | OpenDocument Spreadsheet | ✅ Yes |
.odt | OpenDocument Text | ✅ Yes |
.ogg | Ogg Media | ❌ No |
Portable Document Format (PDF) | ✅ Yes | |
.png | Portable Network Graphics | ✅ Yes |
.ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (Legacy) | ✅ Yes |
.pptx | Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation | ✅ Yes |
.rtf | Rich Text Format | ✅ Yes |
.tiff | Tagged Image File Format | ✅ Yes |
.webp | WebP | ✅ Yes |
.xls | Microsoft Excel Workbook (Legacy) | ✅ Yes |
.xlsm | Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook | ❌ No |
.xlsx | Microsoft Excel Workbook | ✅ Yes |
.zip | ZIP Archive | ✅ Yes |