Open with Anchor
  • 09 Sep 2022
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This article will discuss how to open Anchored files in OneDrive/SharePoint.

Note: The end-user must have a valid Anchor account in the Admin Dashboard prior to using the Anchor features provided in our OneDrive/SharePoint integration. Users can be added to the Anchor platform by simply adding them to a user role. If a user hasn't been created in the Admin dashboard, adding their email address to a user role will also add them as a user. Users can only be added if they belong to a valid email domain (which is maintained in the global policies on Anchor dashboard). Admins will have the ability to edit valid email domains.

To learn more about how to add users to a user role in the admin dashboard, click the link below

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Step 1: Navigate to the desired file, right-click>Anchor>Open with Anchor.

Step 2: The file will be opened in a new window in your browser. Users can also open unAnchored files using the open with Anchor feature. 

Please note, users must be logged into Anchor prior to opening the Anchored files. Users will be redirected to the log-in page to begin the process if they are not already logged in (more information).

You cannot open Anchored files by left-clicking the file name. If Anchored files are left-clicked the following error will display. Anchored files must be opened with the process shown in this article.



Please note, only the following file extensions can be opened in the OneDrive/SharePoint web interface: 

pdf,txt,doc,docx,ppt,pptx,xls,xlsx,png,jpeg,jpg,mp4,xps,xml,htm,html,rtf,mhtml,csv,xlsm,xlsb,gif  




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