Gmail adds feature to view spreadsheet attachments with Google Spreadsheets

Gmail had added this new feature using which you can see your Spreadsheet attachments in your mail online using Google Spreadsheets app. Previously to view a spreadsheet online, there was only a single option – View as HTML.

So now you will find 3 links with the spreadsheet attachment in your Gmail mail – View As HTML | Open in Google Spreadsheets | Download

 

 

But these 3 links appear only for the spreadsheet attachments prior to Microsoft Office 2007 beta Spreadsheets as for Spreadsheets created with Microsoft Office 2007 beta are not recognized by GMail/Google Spreadsheets so far…so you can see only Download link in front of them as is shown in the image – the one with xlsx extension.

 

If you open the spreadsheet from GMail attachment, a little welcome message is displayed at right-bottom corner as is below –

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