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Previewing Documents

Previewing Documents

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Thumbnails of a document can be produced so that the document can be previewed without opening the associated PDF. You can select how many pages of the document can be previewed from a drop down list. To preview a document click the Icon-Preview associated with the document.

infoNote: When Skyline is first installed the default configuration option Library - Number of Preview Pages is configured as 20 pages and Library - Click Thumbnail is configured as Preview. All portals associated with Skyline will use the Global setting. The number of pages can be left as the default global setting, or changed for each specific portal.

To select the number of pages to preview as thumbnails:

1.Log in with Administrator rights and go to Admin.
2.In the Portals section click Portal Configuration.
Portals-PortalConfiguration
3.Find Library - Number of Preview Pages in the list.
4.To amend this option click Icon-Pencil.
Select the number of pages in the document to be shown as thumbnails from the drop down list. The choices are 10, 20, 50 or All pages. The default selection is 20 pages. If the option All Pages is selected there may be a delay in showing all the pages on very long documents.
5.Click Icon-Save to save the setting.

 

You can also preview the document by clicking the thumbnail associated with the order when the library view is either Thumbnail or Details. You can change the setting Library - Click Thumbnail so that want the user will be able to place an order when they click the thumbnail.

To place an order when you click the thumbnail associated with a document within the library:

1.Log in with Administrator rights and go to Admin.
2.In the Portals section click Portal Configuration.
Portals-PortalConfiguration
3.Find Library - Click Thumbnails in the list.
If the option is set as Preview users will preview the document.
To allow users to order a document when they click the document thumbnail change the setting option to Order.
6.To amend this option click Icon-Pencil.
7.Click Icon-Save to save the setting.