How to open a word document in safari?

Tap the link to open the file

with that not working page open then tap the export icon (box with arrow pointing up) located in the top right of the screen next to the + icon.

select Word from here

you may need to turn word on by tapping more by scrolling to the far right then turn word on

And hopefully in the 3 1/2 years since this was posted, they were able to resolve this issue.

Why would you want to open in Safari? It's unusual.

Message was edited by: Diavonex

The way that you open any downloaded document, photo, file or image on an iOS. Device is to tap and hold down on the time until you get the Open In window to appear. How are you getting Word files in Safari?

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If the files are attachments in your email that you access using Safari, they should just open when you tap on them.

Message was edited by: Demo

Did you try the "tap and hold down on the document" method? Are you able to share the website or is it private or work related?

I assume that the site is not optimized for iOS/mobile browsers, if that is the behavior that you are seeing. You could try downloading an alternative browser that identifies as a desktop browser like Mercury Browser. There is a free version that I am using right now. You can identify as a desktop browser by tapping the Settings Icon and choosing for User Agent in the lower right corner.

Perhaps if the site recognizes the browser as a desktop version, it will work for this purpose. If it doesn't work, you have lost nothing but a little bit of time. If it does work and you like Mercury, you can purchase the full version.

I have the Full version of Mercury, iCab Mobile, Atomic, Dolphin, and Google Chrome which will all identify as desktop browsers.

Then my next suggestion would be contact the IT department where you work and ask them if they can help you resolve it.