File Viewer Option To Preview Attachments Without Downloading Them

Overview

When you receive a file attachment on a ticket, the file needs to be downloaded first before you can view it. You might be wondering if you can configure Kayako Classic to automatically open file attachments instead of downloading them. This article provides the answer to this query.

Information

We are sorry to inform you that the feature you are looking for is currently not available and has been identified as a feature enhancement. We have conveyed the information to our product team already.

As a workaround, you can configure some browsers to automatically open certain file types after downloading in a web browser. Or, you may force some files such as PDFs to automatically open in your browser instead of downloading them.

You may find the following links helpful as references to this topic:

• Auto-Open files in Firefox and Chrome
• How do I force files to open in a new tab instead of download to my computer?