9.2.1. Displaying files in the viewer

The following options exist:

How to display files in the viewer:

Open a folder containing files.
In order to select a view for the objects, click on View in the toolbar. Select one of those entries: List, Icons, Tiles.

In order to display details of a selected file, click on View in the toolbar. Enable File Details.
To change the sorting, click on Sort by in the navigation bar.

In order to display specific object types only, click on Select in the navigation bar.
Use one of the following methods:
- Double-click on a file in the display area.
- Select one or several files in the display area. Click the View icon in the toolbar.
- Select View from the context menu.
To display details for the selected file, enable the Show details icon .

In order to open the previous or next file, click the Back icon or the Next icon next to the view.

Depending on the file type, different functions can be available:

If the file content can not be displayed, a button for downloading the file will be shown.
For text files and documents in the Office format, there are editing functions available: Information on editing documents can be found in the Documents user documentation.
For pictures, an icon for starting a slide show is displayed in the centre of the picture.
For presentations, an icon for presenting the presentation is shown.
For audio and video files in suitable formats, there are playing functions available.

Note: The playing options depend from the browser used.
In order to display the file in a new page, click the Pop out icon . For documents in the Office format, there are page navigation functions available:
- In order to browse page by page or to view a specific page, use the elements above the document.
- In order to navigate with the help of thumbnail images, activate the Thumbnail tab in the sidebar. Click on a thumbnail image.

Also see:

Parent topic: Viewing files

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