How to open SharePoint files in Chrome/Firefox

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Verne Jules picture Verne Jules · Jan 22, 2013 · Viewed 122.1k times · Source

In Internet Explorer, I can open Sharepoint files directly from their links so the file in Sharepoint is automatically updated when I save it. But in Chrome, it asks to download the file instead of just opening it. In Firefox, it can open the file but still just downloads it to a temporary folder then opening it.

How can I directly open Sharepoint files in Chrome or Firefox just like I do in Internet Explorer?

Answer

Sigar Dave picture Sigar Dave · Jan 22, 2013

Installing the Chrome extension IE Tab did the job for me.

It has the ability to auto-detect URLs so whenever I browse to our SharePoint it emulates Internet Explorer. Finally I can open Office documents directly from Chrome.

You can install IETab for FireFox too.

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