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 next to the notification.

Content

  • Name of the selected file. If clicking on the name, the Rename dialogue 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 icon is displayed.

  • Download icon. Downloads the file.

  • Share icon . This function allows sharing data.

  • Actions icon . If clicking the icon, a menu with additional 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 side bar with information about the file is opened or closed. The sidebar contains the same functions as the side bar 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 additional files, icons for browsing are displayed to the left and to the right of the view.

Also see

Parent topic: The Drive Components