Topic · Autessa Drive
Edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Markdown Online
Autessa Drive opens almost every file in the browser and edits the ones teams use most: Word documents with track changes, spreadsheets with live formulas, slide decks, Markdown and code.
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What is in view and edit?
Open and edit Word documents, spreadsheets, slide decks and Markdown in the browser, and view PDFs, images, video and ZIP archives without downloading. Each feature has its own page with how it works, every option, who can do what and FAQs.
/view-and-edit/file-viewerFile viewer
Autessa Drive opens PDFs, images, audio, video, code and Office files in a calm full-page viewer with details, comments and version history one click away.
/view-and-edit/word-documentsWord documents
Autessa Drive edits .docx files in the browser as real pages, with styles, tables, pictures and track changes, and saves them back without disturbing anything you did not edit.
/view-and-edit/spreadsheetsSpreadsheets
Autessa Drive edits Excel and CSV files in the browser with formulas that recalculate as you type, and keeps formatting, charts and validations when it saves.
/view-and-edit/slide-decksSlide decks
Autessa Drive presents and edits PowerPoint decks in the browser, rewriting only the slides you changed so the rest of the file stays exactly as it was.
/view-and-edit/markdown-and-textMarkdown, text and code
Autessa Drive writes Markdown like a word processor, with Source and Split views when you want the raw text, and opens code and data files in a highlighted editor.
/view-and-edit/zip-archivesZIP archive browser
Autessa Drive opens ZIP archives up to 50 MB in the browser, so you can browse, search, preview and download one file inside without unpacking anything.
at-a-glance
How Autessa Drive handles view and edit
File viewer →
- PDFs open in a reader with page thumbnails, zoom, selectable text and find in document.
- Images open in a lightbox with fit, 1:1, rotate, zoom and a filmstrip of the folder’s images.
- Audio and video play in the app.
Word documents →
- Pages render with styles, lists, tables, images, headers and footers, footnotes and landscape sections.
- Edit opens a toolbar with styles, fonts, bold and italic, colors, lists, tables, pictures, links and page breaks.
- Find works across the whole document.
Spreadsheets →
- Opens .xlsx and CSV with fonts, colors, fills, borders, number formats, merged cells, frozen panes and sheet tabs.
- Formulas recalculate as you type, including spilling array formulas, across math, text, date, lookup, logic, statistics and financial functions.
- Find, filter, fill and copy and paste work the way you expect in a grid.
Slide decks →
- A slide viewer with a slide sorter, speaker notes and zoom.
- Present mode with F or F5, the arrow keys and swipe.
- Move, resize, add and delete shapes and text boxes, and edit text in place with a formatting toolbar.
Markdown, text and code →
- New text documents from the New menu are Markdown files that open as rich text.
- Rich text, Source and Split modes, so you can see the formatting and the raw Markdown side by side.
- Headings, lists, task lists, tables, links and pictures from the drive render and edit as formatted text.
ZIP archive browser →
- Browse the folders and files inside a ZIP of up to 50 MB.
- See sizes and dates, a folder tree and breadcrumbs, and move with the arrow keys.
- Search entry names inside the archive.
faq.md
Questions about view and edit
Can I view PDFs without downloading them?
Yes. PDFs open in a reader with page thumbnails, zoom, selectable text and search inside the document.
Can I edit Word documents online in Autessa Drive?
Yes. .docx files open as real pages, and Edit gives you a Word-style toolbar with styles, fonts, lists, tables, pictures, links, page breaks, find and track changes.
Can I edit Excel files online in Autessa Drive?
Yes. .xlsx and CSV files open in an editable grid with their formatting, and formulas recalculate as you type, including spilling array formulas.
Can I present PowerPoint slides from Autessa Drive?
Yes. Open the deck and press F or F5 for present mode, then use the arrow keys or swipe.
Does Autessa Drive have a Markdown editor?
Yes. Markdown opens as rich text by default, with Source and Split modes for the raw text, and supports live co-editing.
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Autessa Drive opens almost every file in the browser and edits the ones teams use most: Word documents with track changes, spreadsheets with live formulas, slide decks, Markdown and code.
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