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File types supported for viewing

File formats supported for viewing inside Fieldguide

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

.pdf

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

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