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Jun 7 2022
How to View DOCX in a React Web App
by Andrey Safonov
Looking for a React DOCX viewer? This blog will reveal how to view Microsoft Office documents in a React file viewer app using
In a few lines of code, we'll show how you can view files client-side, with no server dependencies and without Microsoft Office licenses or third-party software. PDFTron’s WebViewer directly converts `DOCX`, `XLSX`, and `PPTX` files using JavaScript and renders them for viewing dynamically.
Try our
Check out the full React doc viewer demo on our
Additional Functionality
WebViewer supports more than simply viewing Office documents, offering
WebViewer also supports formats like PDF, images,
How to View DOCX in a React Web App
Step 1 - Get Started
Once the React doc viewer example is up and running,
Code Example for React Document Viewer
WebViewer({
...,
initialDoc: 'https://myserver.com/myfile.docx',
}, document.getElementById('viewer'));You can also call `loadDocument` with the same parameters.
WebViewer(...)
.then(instance => {
instance.UI.loadDocument('https://myserver.com/myfile.docx', { filename: 'myfile.docx' });
});Step 2 - Run the App
You can now run the app via 'npm start'.
To view the npm React file viewer docx app, navigate to http://localhost:3000/. The app automatically reloads if you change any of the source files.
A Customizable UI
If you want to configure the UI, WebViewer comes with a rich set of APIs. To get an idea of the vast array of possibilities, check out the
Conclusion
Adding Office document viewing and collaboration to your native npm React file browser app is straightforward with PDFTron’s WebViewer, a
You can also check out other capabilities on our
If you have any questions about PDFTron’s SDK or WebViewer, please
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ANDREY SAFONOV
Head of Product
First a developer then a solution engineer. Now a product team leader and dev experience advocate.
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