Η Microsoft is preparing a new feature for the program tours Edge, which will allow users to open its files office directly in the browser, instead of downloading them.
Feature detected by Reddit user Leopardeva64-2 to Edge Canary. But if you have the latest version, you may not see the new feature, as it seems to be gradually activated for users.
If you are one of the selected, you can enable the feature in the browser download settings page, where you usually select the default download folder and more.
Η choice it is called "Fast view Office files on the web using Office Viewer” and what it does is, instead of downloading a file to your computer, it sends it to Microsoft and opens it with the equivalent Office web app, but in viewer mode.
The feature could have many uses, such as extra protection if you are worried about a file being infected by malware.
It could also be useful if you just want to read a document quickly and do not want to save it to your computer or if you are using a computer that does not have Office installed for any reason.
Additionally, you can save files to your OneDrive directly from Office Viewer if you want to keep them.