The View Other command is a special version of the View command that prompts you for the name or path of a file to view, and whether to view that file as text or as media.

Normally the View command operates on the selected files in the file list, but View Other is useful if you know the name of a file and don't want to scroll through the file list looking for it. Fetch will select the correct "view as" button in the View Other dialog based on the extension of the filename you type in, but you can override its choice if desired.

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.

View Other is available when you hold down the Shift key and choose the View command or click the View toolbar button. It is only available when a transfer window is the active window.

For more information, see the View command help topic.

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