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Google Drive Open with
Google Drive Open with
The Open with menu in Google Drive shows Google Docs and Zoho Writer for the selected document. If there are more applications available, there will be a Get More apps item in the list.
Open with is a sub-menu that lists that applications that will open the selected document. The sub-menu will only show applications if one document is selected, and there is an application installed in your Drive account that can open it.
If you have selected a folder or a document that cannot be opened with an application you currently have, the sub-menu will have a Connect with button in the menu.
If more than one document and/or folder is selected, the list will state that there are No available apps.
Click the app you want to open.
Then click the three dots in the top-level menu. You can also right-click on the document to open the menu.
Highlight Open with in the menu to reveal the sub-menu.
Click on the desired application. The document will open in a new tab.