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MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 01:07
by Thalbrecht
Hi, I get MS Word .docx files as email attachments. Sometimes I just want a quick preview. Obviously there's a lot of workarounds for this (Google docs, LibreOffice, etc.) but I'd like just a quick read only preview in XY. It could be this already exists & I don't have the libraries in my Windows 11 or XY doesn't see them? XYP 64-bit on 64-bit Windows 11.
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 01:34
by highend
And the installed MS Office version and bitness is?
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 04:02
by RalphM
I assume from the wording of the OP's post that there is no MS Office installed on the computer.
One would need to have a preview handler for .docx installed on the system (Libre Office should have one) in order to see previews of these files.
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 04:30
by highend
Libre Office doesn't bring any preview handlers
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 06:39
by Native2904
Perhaps via Oracle Viewer technology – unfortunately, I have no idea how to integrate it into XYplorer.
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/s ... leformats/
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 17:19
by Horst
Yes, this works fine in my Total Commander.
It displays all sorts of file formats in high quality.
I just use a button in XY to invoke the TC previewer with the current file
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 19:38
by Native2904
Horst wrote: ↑13 Jan 2026 17:19
Yes, this works fine in my Total Commander.
It displays all sorts of file formats in high quality.
I just use a button in XY to invoke the TC previewer with the current file
Okay, I have two clues on my computer that bring me closer to the solution.
1.) A registry entry:
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Lister]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Lister\command]
@=‘C:\\tcmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE /s=l \’%1\‘’
2.) A CTB:
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run "C:\tcmd\totalcmd64.exe /O /A ""<curitem>"" ""<get selectedItemsPathNames <crlf> i>"""
When I try to combine them, it unfortunately fails...
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run "C:\tcmd\totalcmd64.exe /s=l ""<curitem>""
Do you have any tips for me?
Is it because the missing %1?
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 19:48
by highend
Without trying: Bad quoting…
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 20:08
by Native2904
Thanks Highend
- there was a missing (").
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 20:21
by highend
The quotes type for the registry are totally wrong as well…
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 20:40
by Native2904
this must come from copying..
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but I should have seen it!
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 13 Jan 2026 21:28
by Norn
I think QuickLook or Seer might be better choices when using external program. Seer works out of the box (maybe because I have Office installed), while QuickLook might require a plugin.
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 14 Jan 2026 01:48
by RalphM
With MS Office installed the preview works out of the box.
Either the OP has disappeared or is not used to the fast pace around here.
I read that Libre Office offers an extension to preview files in WE, which might also work for XY but would still need an installation.
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 14 Jan 2026 12:10
by Horst
Native2904 wrote: ↑13 Jan 2026 19:38
Horst wrote: ↑13 Jan 2026 17:19
Yes, this works fine in my Total Commander.
It displays all sorts of file formats in high quality.
I just use a button in XY to invoke the TC previewer with the current file
Okay, I have two clues on my computer that bring me closer to the solution.
1.) A registry entry:
Code: Select all
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Lister]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Lister\command]
@=‘C:\\tcmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE /s=l \’%1\‘’
2.) A CTB:
Code: Select all
run "C:\tcmd\totalcmd64.exe /O /A ""<curitem>"" ""<get selectedItemsPathNames <crlf> i>"""
When I try to combine them, it unfortunately fails...
Code: Select all
run "C:\tcmd\totalcmd64.exe /s=l ""<curitem>""
Do you have any tips for me?
Is it because the missing %1?
I don't mess around with the registry.
Just a button in XY with this code
run "C:\Tools\Wincmd\totalcmd64.exe /S=L ""<curitem>""";
Re: MS Word docx in preview pane
Posted: 14 Jan 2026 19:34
by Native2904
I don't want to unnecessarily rehash this thread. Seer really isn't bad and is better than QuickLook, but there is also another option for having a kind of standalone viewer that you can use in an
‘emergency’ – the
Universal Viewer.
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Run """C:\Xyplorer\Tools\UViewer\Viewer.exe"" ""<curitem>""";
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