Drive

The Drive Components

9.1.7. The viewer

Shows the contents of files. To start the viewer, select a file. Click the Viewer icon in the toolbar.

Content

  • Name of the selected file. If clicking on the name, the Rename dialog window opens.

  • Depending on the selected file type, the respective functions are displayed.

    • If the selected file is editable, the Edit button is displayed.

    • If a document template is shown, the New from template button is displayed.

    • Depending on the content of the selected file, the Zoom out icon and the Zoom in iconare displayed.

    • If a presentation or a PDF document is shown, the Present iconis displayed.

  • Download icon. Downloads the file.

  • Share icon . This function allows to share data.

  • Actions icon . If clicking the icon, a menu with further functions opens: If displaying a document or a text file, the function Print as PDF is available.

  • View details icon . If clicking the icon, a sidebar with information about the file is opened or closed. The sidebar contains the same functions as the sidebar in the display area.

  • Pop out icon . Clicking on it displays the contents of the selected file on a new page. For documents in the Office format, there are page navigation functions available:

  • Close icon . If clicking the icon, the viewer will be closed.

  • A view of the file contents, if available

    If there are further files, icons for browsing are displayed to the left and to the right of the view.

Parent topic: The Drive Components