A number of Outlook users have reported that they were unable to preview MS Excel and other attachments on their Outlook account. When they tried to do so, an error message prompts, i.e.This file cannot be previewed as there is no previewer installed for it. Here are few methods to fix this issue.
The file cannot be previewed because there is no previewer installed for it in Outlook 2016 Hi, I noticed that this issue has been posted a lot online but none of the suggestions are working for me so I was wondering if anyone else has any ideas? The issue we are facing is with the preview pane in Outlook 2016 (version 1812 - build 6. You copy a Dropbox link to a file directly from Finder or Windows Explorer, before sync is complete; You attempt to preview a screenshot; How to fix it: Wait for the syncing process to complete before trying to preview a file. Error: This file cannot be previewed. What happened.
Method 1: Ensure that Required Applications are installed
Make sure that applications used to open the file or attachment are installed. Example: Word for documents, Excel for spreadsheets etc.
Method 2: Check the Attachment Handling Settings
- Open the Outlook application
- Go to File->Options ->Trust Center->Trust Center Settings ->Attachment Handling
- Make sure that “Turn Off Attachment Preview” is Not checked
- Then select the “Attachment and Document Previews” button
- Ensure that the previewer you want to use is checked (Marked)
- Then click OK for every window (Hit OK 3 Times)
Method 3: Fix Windows Registry
- Click Windows Key + R combination, in the Run dialog box type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor
- In the left pane of Registry Editor, navigate to the following path:
- Then right-click on Assist key and then select Delete option. (The issue occurs if this key is present, so we need to delete it)
- Close the Registry Editor and reboot the system, then you can see that Outlook is able to preview files without any problem.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftOffice15.0WordOptionsAssist
Note: Any mistakes while manipulating Registry could affect the computer badly or corrupt it. The corruption that occurs to registry database can also damage Outlook OST file. So, in that case, you must convert OST to PST in Outlook 2013, 2016, 2010, 2007, 2003 and Outlook 2000. To do that you can make use of Convert OST to PST software.
Procedure to Fix This File Cannot Be Previewed Outlook Error:
Step 1: - Download and install the Convert OST to PST application on your system. Once you launch the program, the upcoming window shows two options namely “Open OST File” and “Find OST File”. If the OST file location is known to you then select the first option or else go with the second option.
Figure 1: Home Screen
Step 2: If you have selected “Find OST File” option then a new window will appear from where you can locate the OST file using “Find” button. Once the OST file is located click on the Next button to proceed further.
Figure 2: Find OST File
Step 3: Then select the desired location to save the converted file. Then click on Convert
Figure 3: Path of Converted Files
Step 4: Lastly, click on the Finish button to end the process.
Figure 4: Final Stage
Tip: To avoid this situation in the future, make sure that all the necessary applications to open attachments are installed and are updated in your system
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A number of Outlook users have reported that they were unable to preview MS Excel and other attachments on their Outlook account. When they tried to do so, an error message prompts, i.e.This file cannot be previewed as there is no previewer installed for it. Here are few methods to fix this issue.
The file cannot be previewed because there is no previewer installed for it in Outlook 2016 Hi, I noticed that this issue has been posted a lot online but none of the suggestions are working for me so I was wondering if anyone else has any ideas? The issue we are facing is with the preview pane in Outlook 2016 (version 1812 - build 6. You copy a Dropbox link to a file directly from Finder or Windows Explorer, before sync is complete; You attempt to preview a screenshot; How to fix it: Wait for the syncing process to complete before trying to preview a file. Error: This file cannot be previewed. What happened.
Method 1: Ensure that Required Applications are installed
Make sure that applications used to open the file or attachment are installed. Example: Word for documents, Excel for spreadsheets etc.
Method 2: Check the Attachment Handling Settings
- Open the Outlook application
- Go to File->Options ->Trust Center->Trust Center Settings ->Attachment Handling
- Make sure that “Turn Off Attachment Preview” is Not checked
- Then select the “Attachment and Document Previews” button
- Ensure that the previewer you want to use is checked (Marked)
- Then click OK for every window (Hit OK 3 Times)
Method 3: Fix Windows Registry
- Click Windows Key + R combination, in the Run dialog box type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor
- In the left pane of Registry Editor, navigate to the following path:
- Then right-click on Assist key and then select Delete option. (The issue occurs if this key is present, so we need to delete it)
- Close the Registry Editor and reboot the system, then you can see that Outlook is able to preview files without any problem.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftOffice15.0WordOptionsAssist
Note: Any mistakes while manipulating Registry could affect the computer badly or corrupt it. The corruption that occurs to registry database can also damage Outlook OST file. So, in that case, you must convert OST to PST in Outlook 2013, 2016, 2010, 2007, 2003 and Outlook 2000. To do that you can make use of Convert OST to PST software.
Procedure to Fix This File Cannot Be Previewed Outlook Error:
Step 1: - Download and install the Convert OST to PST application on your system. Once you launch the program, the upcoming window shows two options namely “Open OST File” and “Find OST File”. If the OST file location is known to you then select the first option or else go with the second option.
Figure 1: Home Screen
Step 2: If you have selected “Find OST File” option then a new window will appear from where you can locate the OST file using “Find” button. Once the OST file is located click on the Next button to proceed further.
Figure 2: Find OST File
Step 3: Then select the desired location to save the converted file. Then click on Convert
Figure 3: Path of Converted Files
Step 4: Lastly, click on the Finish button to end the process.
Figure 4: Final Stage
Tip: To avoid this situation in the future, make sure that all the necessary applications to open attachments are installed and are updated in your system