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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="documents-previews">

  <info>
    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Julita Inca</name>
      <email>yrazes@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2012</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2012</years>
    </credit>
    <desc>
      You can only preview files stored locally.
    </desc>
    <link type="guide" xref="documents#question" />
    <revision pkgversion="3.5.90" date="2012-09-05" status="review"/>
    <revision version="13.10" date="2013-10-24" status="review"/>
  </info>

  <title>Why don't some files have previews?</title>

  <comment>
    <cite date="2012-02-20" href="mailto:yrazes@gmail.com">Julita Inca</cite>
    <p>This topic is going to explain why there aren't thumbnails for documents
    stored remotely</p>
  </comment>

  <p>When you open <app>Documents</app>, a preview thumbnail is displayed for
  documents that are stored locally. Those stored on a remote server like
  <em>Google Docs</em> or <em>SkyDrive</em> show as missing (or blank) preview
  thumbnails.</p>
  <p>If you download a <em>Google Docs</em> or <em>SkyDrive</em> document to
  local storage, a thumbnail will be generated.</p>

  <note style="important">
    <p>The local copy of a document downloaded from <em>Google Docs</em> or
    <em>SkyDrive</em> will lose its ability to be updated online. If you want to
    continue to edit it online, it is better not to download it.</p>
  </note>
</page>
