The View As command is a special version of the View command that lets you specify whether you want to view a file as text or as media.

Normally the View command automatically determines what kind a file is, but View As is useful if Fetch determines the kind of file incorrectly, such as showing a media file in a text window.

Select a file in a file list, hold down the Option key and then choose View As. Fetch will ask you whether you want to view the file as text or media, and then download the file and display it in a new text window or new media window as appropriate.

You will also be asked to choose how you want to view a file if Fetch could not determine what kind of file you asked it to view (probably because the filename has an unknown extension, or no extension at all).

Note that there are some kinds of files that Fetch cannot display internally, such as Microsoft Word files. To view such a file, download the file and open it in the correct application.

For more information, see the View command help topic.

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