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Document Preview

Document Preview enables users to see what is inside a file. It can be launched from many places in the Portal. The previewer supports many file formats.

When to use Document Preview

Use Document Preview when you want to open a file to inspect its contents, or when you want to access document actions directly from the preview window.

What you can do in Document Preview

  • Refresh the preview window
  • Open the Document Details dialog
  • Download the main file
  • Open the Attachments dialog
  • Open the document in Office Online for editing
  • Search within the document text
  • Open the sidebar for annotations, notes, and tags

Preview toolbar

IconDescription
This is the Document Preview icon. Click on this whenever it appears in the Portal to preview the relevant document.

'Document Preview' horizontal toolbar

All the icons included in the toolbar reflect features that can be applied to the opened preview document.

IconDescription
Closes the preview window.
Enables refreshing of preview window.
Accesses Help Notes on annotations and signature creation.
Accesses the Document Details dialog.
Enables users to download the main file.
Accesses the Attachments dialog.
Opens the document in Office Online for editing.
Activates translation of text (if enabled).
SearchEnables users to search for words/phrases within the document’s text.
Opens the sidebar to access the history of live annotations, as well as to make notes and tags.